Hydrological Cycle Flashcards
What is the total water breakdown
Oceans 97.5% and Freshwater 2.5%
What type of system is the Hydrological Cycle
Closed system
What is meant by a closed system?
No inputs or outputs occur and nothing is lost
What is the Hydrological System driven by?
Solar Energy and Gravitational potential energy
The type of vaporization that occurs on the surface of a liquid as it changes into the gas phase.
Evaporation
water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail
Precipitation
the sum of all processes by which water moves from the land surface to the atmosphere via evaporation and transpiration
evapotranspiration
occurs when there is more water than land can absorb.
River Runoff
Water in different phases moves through the atmosphere
Vapour Transport
