topic 8 vocab Flashcards
1
Q
The upward movement of water in rock or soil
A
Capillary Action (Capillarity)
2
Q
The volume of water in a stream at a given place and time
A
Discharge
3
Q
The amount of slope or rate of change in elevation
A
Gradient
4
Q
The seeping or soak of water into the ground
A
Infiltration
5
Q
The rate at which water passes downward through rock or soil
A
Permeability
6
Q
the amount of space in a given volume of rock or soil particles
A
Porosity
7
Q
The flowing of the water on the Earth’s surface from a higher to lower elevation
A
Runoff
8
Q
The process by which plants release water vapor in the atmosphere
A
Transpiration
9
Q
The top of the saturated zone in rock or soil
A
Water Table
10
Q
The region below the Earth’s surface where the pore spaces in the rock or soil are filled with water
A
Zone of Saturation
