geo - hydyrological cycle

Question 1

Evaporation

Answer 1

Heat from the air turns water on the surface to a gas called vapour

Question 2

Transpiration

Answer 2

Moisture on trees evaporate

Question 3

Evapotranspiration

Answer 3

Both evaporation and transpiration happening at the same place and time

Question 4

Condensation

Answer 4

Vapour rises and cools turning back to a liquid which join to form clouds

Question 5

Precipitation

Answer 5

When moisture falls back to the earth’s surface eg. Rain, Snow, hail, sleet

Question 6

Interception

Answer 6

When the trees catch water before it reaches the surface

Question 7

Surface run off

Answer 7

Moisture flowing over the earth’s surface eg. rivers

Question 8

Infiltration

Answer 8

Moisture that seep into the ground (permeable rock)

Question 9

Ground water flow/ baseflow

Answer 9

moisture flowing horizontally are impermeable rock beneath the surface

Question 10

Percolation

Answer 10

Moisture passing through rocks and cracks in rocks below the earth’s surface

Question 11

Troughflow

Answer 11

Moisture having diagonally through permeable rock. It may include infiltration and percolation