Hydrological Cycle

Question 1

What is precipitation?

Answer 1

Any source of Moisture meeting the ground

Question 2

What is interception?

Answer 2

Water being prevented from reaching f the surface by trees or grass

Question 3

What is surface storage?

Answer 3

Water held on the ground surface e.g. puddles

Question 4

What is infiltration?

Answer 4

Water sinking into soil / rock from the ground

Question 5

What is soil moisture?

Answer 5

Water held in the soil layer

Question 6

What is percolation?

Answer 6

Water seeping report below the surface

Question 7

What is ground water?

Answer 7

Water stored in rock

Question 8

What is transpiration?

Answer 8

Water lost through pores in vegetation

Question 9

What is evaporation?

Answer 9

Water lost from ground / vegetation surface

Question 10

What is surface run off?

Answer 10

Water flowing on top of the ground

Question 11

What is through flow?

Answer 11

Water slowing through the soil layer parallel to the surface

Question 12

What is ground water flow?

Answer 12

Water flowing through the rock layer parallel to the surface

Question 13

What is water table?

Answer 13

The current upper level of saturated rock / soil where no more water can be absorbed

Question 14

What is a permeable surface?

Answer 14

Absorbs water

Question 15

What is an impermeable surface?

Answer 15

Doesn’t absorb water

Question 16

Describe the hydrological cycle?

Answer 16

Water from lakes rivers and sees is evaporated and rises
Water from plants is transpired and rises
Water vapour in air condenses
Water falls to the ground as precipitation
Water is moved back to the sea by surface water or ground water flow