Geography Rivers

Question 1

Hydrological cycle

Answer 1

the natural sequence through which water passes into the atmosphere as water vapor, precipitates to earth in liquid or solid form, and ultimately returns to the atmosphere through evaporation.

Question 2

Precipitation

Answer 2

water in any form that comes from the clouds (e.g. - snow, rain, sleet, hai

Question 3

Interception

Answer 3

this is where plants, trees, or buildings collect the precipitation

Question 4

Surface storage

Answer 4

part of precipitation retained on ground surface

Question 5

Over land flow

Answer 5

when water flows over the surface due to impermeable or frozen ground

Question 6

Infiltration

Answer 6

downward movement of water into the soil surface

Question 7

Through flow

Answer 7

water moving downhill slowly through the soil

Question 8

Ground water flow

Answer 8

deeper movement of water through underlying rock

Question 9

Evapo-transpiration

Answer 9

Evaporation and transpiration

Question 10

Watershed

Answer 10

Boundary between a drainage basin

Question 11

Water table

Answer 11

The level below which the ground is saturated with water

Question 12

Permeable

Answer 12

Allows water to pass through

Question 13

Condensation

Answer 13

The conversion of a vapour of gas into a liquid

Question 14

Transfer

Answer 14

When water is moved from one place of state to another

Question 15

Store

Answer 15

Supplies or stocks of water

Question 16

Percolation

Answer 16

When water moves through the soil, or porous or fractured rocks

Question 17

Evaporation

Answer 17

When a liquid changes to a gas