Thy Hydrological Cycle

Question 1

what is the hydrological cycle also known as

Answer 1

the water cycle

Question 2

how much water do the seas and oceans hold

Answer 2

97% of the world’s water

Question 3

how much water does the ice hold

Answer 3

the ice holds 2%

Question 4

how much fresh water is left

Answer 4

1% is left as fresh water on land or in the air

Question 5

how is the water recycled again and again

Answer 5

through the process of evaporation, condensation and water transfers such as surface run-off

Question 6

condensation

Answer 6

change of state in which gas becomes liquid by cooling

Question 7

evaporation

Answer 7

the process in which a liquid changes state and turns into a gas

Question 8

precipitation

Answer 8

precipitation is any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the Earth

Question 9

percolation

Answer 9

percolation refers to filtration of water through soil and permeable rocks, the water flows to recharge the groundwater in the water table and aquifers

Question 10

groundwater

Answer 10

water that has travelled down from the soil surface and collected in the spaces between sediments and the cracks within rocks

Question 11

groundwater flow

Answer 11

the movement of water that travels and seeps through soil and rock underground