The Water Cycle Flashcards
Evaporation
Water is heated and transforms from a liquid to a gas
Condensation
Water vapour becomes a gas
Precipitation
Clouds release water as rain, snow, sleet or hail
Interception
Trees and plants catch some water before they reach the ground
Transpiration
Trees and plants breathe out water vapour through pores in their leaves.
Infiltration
Some water flows into the ground
Surface Runoff
Water will flow over the ground
Throughflow
Water will flow through the SOIL
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Infiltration
Some water soaks into the ground
Precipitation
Water falls as rain, snow, sleet or hail
Surface run-off
Water runs along the ground
Groundwater-Flow
Some water flows through rocks underground
Throughflow
some water flows through the soil
Transpiration
Trees and plants breathe out water through tiny holes
Confluence
Where a tributary joins a main river channel
Tributary
A smaller river or stream that will eventually join a main river channel
Main river channel
The mainstream flow of water
Drainage basin
The area around the river which is drained by the river and its tributaries
Source
The start of a river
Watershed
The area surrounding a river that drains streams and rainfall
