More Water Cycle But Different Flashcards
What is precipitation?
Once the water droplets become too heavy for the clouds to hold, they are released as rain in low, warm areas and snow in high, cold areas.
What is interception
When the leaves and branches stop the water from hitting the ground.
What is infiltration?
movement of water through the boundary area where the atmosphere interfaces with the soil
What is percolation?
Percolation is the movement of water through the soil itself
What is groundwater flow?
Some water moves into underlying rock. This is called percolation. The water moves through the rock to the bottom of the slope as groundwater.
What is throughflow?
Some water sinks into the soil. This is called infiltration. The water then moves through the soil to the bottom of the slope. This is called through flow
What is surface run off?
Some rain falls on land and runs back into the ocean through rivers and streams.
What is evapotranspiration ?
the process by which water is transferred from the land to the atmosphere by evaporation from the soil and other surfaces and by transpiration from plants.
