Processes – water moving from one place to another Flashcards
1
Q
What is Surface runoff?
A
water flowing over the land
2
Q
What is Throughfall,
A
water dripping from one leaf to another
3
Q
What is Stemflow,
A
water running down a plant stem or tree trunk
4
Q
What is Throughflow?
A
water moving slowly downhill through the soil
5
Q
What is Infiltration
A
water soaking into the soil
6
Q
What is Percolation
A
water seeping through the soil into the water table
7
Q
What is Groundwater flow
A
water flowing slowly below the water table
8
Q
What is Baseflow?
A
groundwater flow that feeds into rivers through the beds and banks
9
Q
What is Channel flow,
A
water flowing in the river or stream
