Hydrosphere - Hydrological Cycle

Question 1

inputs

Answer 1

• precip adds water into system as rain/snowfall
• amount/duration have impact on level of water in system

Question 2

storage

Answer 2

• water stored on surfaces of lakes/rives + plants via interception
• water seeps into ground and stored as soil moisture in upper layers

Question 3

transfers/flows

Answer 3

• includes movements of clouds bearing moisture via advection
• throughflow responsible for transferral of precip from canopy to soil
• surface runoff as sheet wash transfers water thru the system

Question 4

output

Answer 4

• water leaves system via evap which is effected by lux
• transpiration = loss thru plant stomata pores
• surface run-off carries water overland from rivers where it exits system into seas/oceans