Operation Of Global Hydrological Cycle

Question 1

Systems approach

Answer 1

Systems approach study hydrological phenomena by looking at the balance of inputs and outputs, and how Water is moved between stores by flows

Question 2

Stores

Answer 2

Reservoirs where water is held, such as the oceans

Question 3

Fluxes

Answer 3

The rate of flow between stores

Question 4

Processes

Answer 4

The physical mechanisms that drive the fluxes of Water between stores

Question 5

Cryosphere

Answer 5

Areas of the earth where water is frozen into snow or ice

Question 6

Blue water

Answer 6

Water is stored in rivers, streams, lakes and groundwater in liquid form (visible part of the hydrological cycle)

Question 7

Green water

Answer 7

Water stored in the soil and vegetation (the invisible part of the hydrological cycle)

Question 8

Precipitation

Answer 8

The movement of water in any form from the atmosphere to the ground

Question 9

Evaporation

Answer 9

The change in state of water from a liquid to a gas

Question 10

Residence time

Answer 10

The average times a water molecule will spend in a store

Question 11

Fossil water

Answer 11

Ancient, deep groundwater from former pluvial (wetter) periods

Question 12

Transpiration

Answer 12

The diffusion of water from vegetation into the atmosphere, involving a change from a gas to a liquid

Question 13

Groundwater flow

Answer 13

The slow transfer of percolated water underground through pervious or porous rocks