Question

3. How does urbanization (more cities being built) impact the water cycle and affect other Earth systems?(1 point)

Responses

By reducing air pollution and improving climate change
By reducing air pollution and improving climate change

By decreasing surface runoff and enhancing groundwater recharge
By decreasing surface runoff and enhancing groundwater recharge

By increasing stormwater runoff and making flooding events worse
By increasing stormwater runoff and making flooding events worse

By decreasing evaporation and local rainfall patterns

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

By increasing stormwater runoff and making flooding events worse. Urbanization typically involves the creation of impermeable surfaces like pavement and buildings, which prevent rainwater from being absorbed into the ground. This can lead to increased stormwater runoff and flooding events.