Water cycle Flashcards
1
Q
What is infiltration
A
Water soaking into soil
2
Q
What is overland flow/runoff
A
Occurs when precipitation>infiltration
3
Q
What is drip flow
A
water dripping from leaf to leaf
4
Q
what is stem flow
A
water flowing down stem of vegetation
5
Q
what is percolation
A
- water seeping through soil into water table
or water flowing downhill though permeable rock above water table
6
Q
what is through flow
A
water moving laterally through soil
7
Q
what is river flow
A
water flowing through a river
8
Q
what is groundwater flow
A
water flowing below the water table (slowly) through permeable rock
9
Q
what is base flow
A
- groundwater flow that feeds into rivers through river banks and beds
