Water Cycle Flashcards
When the sun evaporates the water it’s called?
Evaporation
When the air rises it cools and condenses this is called?
Condensation
When clouds get too heavy or get to a big mountain it rains, snows or hails this is called?
Precipitation
When plants breath out water vapour through tiny holes in there leaves it’s called?
Transpiration
Leaves catch some rain as it falls this called?
Interception
When the ground is too hard or very wet, rain water just runs along it this is called?
Surface run off
When the rain soaks through the groun it is called?
Infiltration
When a rock let’s water through it’s called?
Permeable
Below ground when rain flows sideways through the soil it is called?
Through flow
Some water soaks right down and fill up the pores and creaks in the rock this called?
Ground water
When ground water flows along slowly it’s called?
Ground water flow
A rock that doesn’t let water through is called?
Impermeable
