Key words physical Flashcards
Condensation
The conversion of gas/vapour into a liquid due to the cold surface cooling the warm gas/vapour
Channel storage
The water held in a river or stream channnel
Infiltration
Water soaking into the soil from/through the ground
Transpiration
Water lost to the atmosphere through stomata
Ground water storage
The storage of water underground in permeable rock store
Groundwater flow
Lateral movement of water from the water table
Interception
Plants prevent some rainfall from directly reaching the ground
Channel flow
Downhill movement of water in rivers
Through flow
Water moves downward through layers of soil
Soil storage
Water stored in the soil
Evapouration
Moisture lost directly into the atmosphere from soil and water surfaces, due to the suns heat
Surface run off
The movement of water over the surface of the land, usually when the ground is saturated, or frozen, or when precipitation is too intense for infiltration to occur
Precipitation
Snow, hail ,rain or fog
Surface storage
The total volume of water held on the earth surface, in lakes, ponds or puddles.
Flood hydrograph
A graph displaying a relationship between precipitation and discharge during a storm, of a drainage basin
