Water Cycle Flashcards
<p>draw or think of how all the stores in the water cycle are linked together</p>
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what is the definition of precipitation
movement of water stored as vapour in the atmosphere to the ground level stores as either rain, hail, snow or fog
what is the definition of channel catch
precipitation that falls into a river or lake
what is evaporation
the movement of water to the atmosphere as water vapour
what is transpiration
the movement of water from the vegetation to the atmosphere as water vapour
what is evapotranspiration
the net amount of water that evaporates and transpires from the ground level stores into the atmosphere
what is interception
precipitation that specifically moves from the atmosphere to the vegetation
what is through fall
movement of water from the atmosphere to the surface water
what is stem flow
the movement of water from a leaf to the surface
what is leaf drip
water drips down a leaf to the surface water