Water use and the water cycle

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Water use and the water cycle provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 10 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Water is arguably the most important physical resource as it is the one that is essential to human survival. Understanding the global water cycle and how we use water is essential to planning a ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Water use
    • 1 Water use
    • 1.1 Water as a resource
    • 1.2 The economics of water
    • 1.3 Summary of Section 1
    • 2 The water cycle
    • 2 The water cycle
    • 2.1 Storage of water in the hydrosphere
    • 2.2 Precipitation
    • 2.3 Interception, evaporation and transpiration
    • 2.4 Summary of Section 2
    • Conclusion
    • Glossary
    • Acknowledgements