Water Flashcards
What is an aquifer
A permeable rock which stores water
What is a closed system
A process with a transfer of energy but not matter between parts of the system also means there is no inputs or outputs during the process
What is cyrosphere
Where water is found in solid states like the glacier
What is flux
The flow of liquid
What is global water budget
The amount of water transferred and stored in earths hydrological cycle in a year
What is infiltration
Water moves vertically downwards through the permeable rocks
What is Interception
Where raindrops are prevented from touching/hitting the soil by leaves branches twigs
What is percolation
Similar to infiltration however travels through the rock towards the water table
What is Precipitation
Any form of water falling from sky
What is runoff
Water that flows over the land
What is water budget
The annual balance between inputs and outputs at a place
