Drainage Basin Keywords

Question 0

Runoff

Answer 0

All the water that enters the river and eventually flows out of the drainage basin.

Question 1

Transpiration

Answer 1

Process by which water is lost from a plant through its stomata in its leaves.

Question 2

Stemflow

Answer 2

Water runs down stems and branches during & after rain, to reach the ground.

Question 3

Throughflow

Answer 3

Water moves down-slope through sub-soil, pulled by gravity.

Question 4

Percolation

Answer 4

The downward movement of water within the rock, under the soil surface.

Question 5

Groundwater Flow

Answer 5

The slowest transfer of water within the drainage basin.

Question 6

Throughfall

Answer 6

Water that drips off leaves during a rainstorm.

Question 7

Evaporation

Answer 7

The process by which liquid water is transferred into water vapour (a gas).

Question 8

Interception

Answer 8

Process by which raindrops are prevented from directly reaching the soil surface, due to leaves, branches etc.

Question 9

Infiltration

Answer 9

The passage of water into the soil.

Question 10

Evapotranspiration

Answer 10

The total amount of moisture removed by evaporation and transpiration from a vegetated land surface.

Question 11

Precipitation

Answer 11

Water in any form that falls from the atmosphere to the surface of the earth.