Earths Resources - Hydrosphere

Question 1

evaporation

Answer 1

the process of turning from liquid into vapour or gas.

Question 2

condensation

Answer 2

the process of a vapour or gas turning into a liquid

Question 3

precipitation

definition and examples

Answer 3

moisture that falls from the air to the ground (rain, snow, sleet, hail, drizzle, fog, mist).

Question 4

transpiration

Answer 4

the evaporation of water from plants’ leaves, stems or flowers.

Question 5

run-off

Answer 5

the precipitation that flows across the surface of the ground.

Question 6

infiltration

Answer 6

the physical movement of water through soil (relative to the soil’s porosity and permeability).

Question 7

percolation

Answer 7

the movement of water through soil by gravity and capillary forces.

Question 8

through flow

Answer 8

the horizontal flow of water within soil.

Question 9

groundwater

Answer 9

water that occupies pore spaces in soil and bedrock.

Question 10

groundwater flow

Answer 10

the movement of groundwater horizontally (towards a body of water)

Question 11

main stores of water

Answer 11

atmosphere, oceans, ice, freshwater (rivers, streams, springs), groundwater (soil moisture, rock pores, crevices, aquifers)

Question 12

drought

Answer 12

drought can occur when there is a shortage of water availability.
this can be associated with places with dry climates but it can occur in other areas such as scotland

Question 13

flooding

Answer 13

flooding occurs when there is an increase in precipitation which may result in rising river levels. when the water is unable to infiltrate into the ground either due to saturation or impermeability, it will collect and flow over the surface