Passage II
Precipitation events and drought affect a stream's discharge (rate of flow) at a given time. The discharges of 3 streams (Streams 1-3) in the same drainage basin were recorded continuously over a 10-year period ending in 2002. Figures 1, 2, and 3 show the daily average discharge of Streams 1, 2, and 3, respectively, for a 3-month period of drought during 2002. In addition, Figure 1 shows the maximum and minimum daily discharges of Stream 1 during the 3-month period in 2002. Each figure also shows the historical daily average discharge of the respective stream, obtained by averaging the daily average discharge for the same 3-month period over the 10 years. Table 1 shows the area drained by each stream.
8. For Stream 2, which of the following statements comparing the daily average discharge and the corresponding historical daily average discharge for the dates shown in Figure 2 is true?
Your Answer is
Correct Answer is F
Explanation
Look at figure 2, the solid line historical daily average discharge is above the daily average discharge indicated by the dotted line, so the daily average discharge is less