Water Cycle

Question 1

What are the flows within a drainage basin?

Answer 1

Infiltration
Overland flow
Throughfall
Stemflow
Throughflow
Percolation
Groundwater flow
Baseflow
Interflow
Channel flow

Question 2

What is throughfall?

Answer 2

Water dripping from one leaf to another

Question 3

What is stemflow?

Answer 3

Water running down a plant stem or tree trunk

Question 4

What is interflow?

Answer 4

Water flowing downhill through the river or stream itself

Question 5

What is infiltration?

Answer 5

Water soaking into the soil

Question 6

What is percolation?

Answer 6

Water seeping through soil and into the water table

Question 7

What are the outputs within a drainage basin?

Answer 7

Evapotranspiration
River discharge

Question 8

What are the inputs into a drainage basin?

Answer 8

Precipitation

Question 9

What is the water balance?

Answer 9

The balance of inputs and outputs

Question 10

What are the surface stores within a drainage basin?

Answer 10

Ponds
Puddles
Lakes

Question 11

What are the groundwater stores within a drainage basin?

Answer 11

Aquifers
Soil moisture