Water Cycle Flashcards

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<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

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movement of water stored as vapour in the atmosphere to the ground level stores as either rain, hail, snow or fog

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what is the definition of channel catch

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precipitation that falls into a river or lake

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what is evaporation

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the movement of water to the atmosphere as water vapour

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what is transpiration

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the movement of water from the vegetation to the atmosphere as water vapour

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what is evapotranspiration

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the net amount of water that evaporates and transpires from the ground level stores into the atmosphere

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what is interception

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precipitation that specifically moves from the atmosphere to the vegetation

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what is through fall

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movement of water from the atmosphere to the surface water

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what is stem flow

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the movement of water from a leaf to the surface

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what is leaf drip

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water drips down a leaf to the surface water

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