hydrological cycle vocabulary Flashcards

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1
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what does the hydrological cycle show?

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the movement of water

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2
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Describe 3 flows in the hydrological cycle:

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  • infiltration
  • through flow
  • channel flow
  • surface run off
  • groundwater flow
  • percolation
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3
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what is the boundary called that separates drainage basins?

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watershed

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4
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what type of system is the hydrological cycle?

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a closed system

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What is a closed system?

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a system that has no inputs or outputs ( the water just flows round and round in a continuous cycle )

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what is an input?

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water going in

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what is an output?

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water going out

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In the hydrological cycle where does the water evaporate from?

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The sea and the land

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what is evaporation?

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evaporation is when water is heated by the sun; this causes the water to turn into gas (or water vapour), which rises into the air

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10
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what is transpiration?

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transpiration is when the water is evaporating from the plant

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what is precipitation?

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water in all form of weather, for example rain, snow and ice

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what is surface storage?

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surface storage is where water is held, for example lakes, reservoirs, puddles and ponds

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what is channel storage?

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channel storage is when water is stored/held in the rivers

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14
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what is channel flow?

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channel flow is when water in the river is flowing

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15
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what is interception storage?

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interception storage is when water doesn’t hit the ground, instead it is stored in things like buildings and plants

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16
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what is surface run off?

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surface run off is when water flows on the ground’s surface

17
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what is infiltration?

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infiltration is when water soaks through the soil

18
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what is through flow?

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through flow is when water flows through the soil

19
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what is groundwater storage?

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groundwater storage is when water is stored underground in soil or the rocks.

20
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what is percolation?

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percolation is when water moves straight down through soil and rocks

21
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what is groundwater flow?

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groundwater is when water moves through the rock

22
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what is a flow/transfer ?

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a flow/transfer is the movement of water from one place to another.

23
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what is water vapour?

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It is when water turns into a gas through evaporation