water

Question 1

stores

Answer 1

reservoirs where water is held eg lakes or oceans in liquid form

Question 2

fluxes

Answer 2

the rate of flow between stores

Question 3

processes

Answer 3

the physical mechanisms that drive the flows of water between stores eg precipitation

Question 4

cryosphere

Answer 4

areas of earth where water is frozen as snow or ice

Question 5

blue water

Answer 5

water stored in liquid form rivers lakes groundwater

Question 6

green water

Answer 6

water stored in soil and vegetation

Question 7

precipitation

Answer 7

movement of water from atmosphere to the ground

Question 8

evaporation

Answer 8

water from liquid to gas

Question 9

residence time

Answer 9

avg time a water molecule spends in each store

Question 10

fossil water

Answer 10

ancient deep groundwater from ancient wetter seasons

Question 11

transpiration

Answer 11

change from gas to liquid, diffusion of water from vegetation to atmosphere

Question 12

groundwater flow

Answer 12

slow transfer of percolated water underground through porous rocks

Question 13

percolation

Answer 13

flow of water through soil or porous rock