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Flows and Stores Flashcards

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How much water do oceans store

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1.37 billion km³ of water
97% of global water

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How much water dopolar ice and glaciers store

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29million km³ of water
2% if global water

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How much water do aquifers (groundwater) store

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9.5 million km³
0.7% of global water

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How much water do lakes store

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125,000 km³ of water
0.01% of global water

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How much water do soils store

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65,000 km³ of water
0.005% of global water

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How much water does the atmosphere store

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13,000 km³ of water
0.001% of global water

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How much water do rivers store

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1,700 km³ if water
0.0001% of global water

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How much water does the biosphere store

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600km³ if water
0.00004% of global water

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What is infiltration

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Movement of water vertically from the ground surface into the soil

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What is percolation

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Movement of water vertically from the soil into the bedrock

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What is evaporation

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When liquid water ris heated and becomes water vapour

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What is condensation

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When water vapour cools and forms liquid water

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What is transpiration

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When moisture is carried from a plants roots to its pores where it changes to vapour and is released

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What is surface run-off / overland flow

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Movement of water across the land surface either when the ground is saturated or when infiltration capacity is exceeded

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What is ablation

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The loss of ice and snow especially on a glacier through melting, evaporation and sublimation

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What is precipitation

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Moisture (rain,snow,hail etc) falling from the clouds towards the ground

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What is sublimation

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The phase change if water from ice to vapour

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What is channel flow

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The movement if water withing the river channel

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What is through flow

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Water flowing horizontally through the soil to stream and river channels

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What is groundwater flow

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The horizontal movement of water within aquifers or bedrock

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What is leaf drip

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Water falling to the ground from leaves of vegetation

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What is stemflow

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The flow of water along branches and stems of trees and other plants to the ground

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What is interception

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When rainwater is stored temporarily on leaves, stems and branches of vegetation

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What is capillary action

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The upward movement if water through channels in a substance

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