Water Movement In A Drainage Basin

Question 1

Precipitation def

Answer 1

Any source of moisture reaching the ground - rain, snow, hail

Question 2

Interception def

Answer 2

Water being prevented from reaching the surface by trees or grass

Question 3

Surface storage, what is it?

Answer 3

Water held on the ground surface

Question 4

Example of surface storage

Answer 4

Puddles

Question 5

Infiltration, what is it?

Answer 5

Water sinking into soil / rock from the ground surface

Question 6

Soil moisture def

Answer 6

Water held in the soil layer

Question 7

Percolation, what is it?

Answer 7

Water seeping deeper below the surface

Question 8

Ground water def

Answer 8

Water stored in the rock ( bedrock )

Question 9

Transpiration definition

Answer 9

Water lost through pores in vegetation

Question 10

Evaporation definition

Answer 10

Water lost from ground / vegetation surface ( due to increased temperatures )

Question 11

What’s the other name for Surface run off?

Answer 11

Overland flow

Question 12

Surface run off def

Answer 12

Water flowing on top of the ground

Question 13

Throughflow def

Answer 13

Water flowing through the soil layer parallel to the surface

Question 14

Groundwater flow def

Answer 14

Water flowing through the rock layer parallel to the surface

Question 15

Water table definition

Answer 15

Current upper level of saturated rock / soil where no more water can be absorbed