(R) The Hydrological/the Water Cycle

Question 1

precipitation

Answer 1

any source of moisture reaching the ground (rain, snow, sleet)

Question 2

surface run-off (overland flow)

Answer 2

water flowing along the top of the ground surface

water flows horizontally over the land into the river

Question 3

Which 4 processes are storage?

Answer 3

interception
surface storage
soil moisture
groundwater

Question 4

transpiration

Answer 4

water lost through pores in vegetation

water vapour is released through the stomata in the leaves

Question 5

interception

Answer 5

water being prevented from reaching the surface by trees or grass

water is stored on leaves and branches of vegetation

Question 6

evaporation

Answer 6

water lost from ground/vegetation surface

water turns from water droplets into water vapour

Question 7

surface storage

Answer 7

water held on the ground (puddles)

Question 8

infiltration

Answer 8

water sinking into the soil/rock from the ground surface

water seeps into the ground

Question 9

soil moisture

Answer 9

water held in the soil layer

Question 10

percolation

Answer 10

water seeping deeper below the surface

water flows vertically through the soil and rocks

Question 11

groundwater (storage)

Answer 11

water stored in the rock

Question 12

through flow

Answer 12

water flowing through the soil layer parallel to the surface

water flows horizontally through the soil into the river

Question 13

groundwater flow

Answer 13

water flowing through the rock layer parallel to the surface

water flows horizontally through the rock into the river

Question 14

Which 5 processes are flow (transfers)?

Answer 14

infiltration
percolation
surface run-off
through flow
groundwater flow

Question 15

Which 2 processes are outputs?

Answer 15

transpiration

evaporation

Question 16

Which process is input?

Answer 16

precipitation