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Question 1

Precipitation

Answer 1

(Inputs) Moisture in any form

Question 2

Interception

Answer 2

(Storage) Temporary storage as water is captured by plants, buildings and hard surfaces before reaching the soil.

Question 3

Vegetation Storage

Answer 3

(Storage) Moisture taken up by vegetation; held within plants

Question 4

Surface storage

Answer 4

(Storage) Any surface water in lakes, ponds and puddles

Question 5

Soil Moisture

Answer 5

(Storage) Water held within the soil

Question 6

Groundwater Storage

Answer 6

(Storage) Water held within permeable rocks (AKA aquifers)

Caused by percolation

Question 7

Channel storage

Answer 7

(Storage) Water held in river and streams

Question 8

Infiltration

Answer 8

(Flow/Process) Water entering the topsoil, generally during slow/steady rainfall

Question 9

Throughflow

Answer 9

(Flow/Process) AKA interflow. Water seeping laterally through soil below surface but above water table

Question 10

Perlocation

Answer 10

(Flow/Process) Water seeping through (permeable) rocks under the effects of gravity

Question 11

Stem Flow

Answer 11

(Flow/Process) Water flowing down plant stems or pipes

Question 12

Base Flow

Answer 12

(Flow/Process) AKA Groundwater flow. Water seeping into river channel

Question 13

Channel flow

Answer 13

(Flow/Process) The volume of water flowing within a river channel (discharge)

Question 14

Surface Runoff

Answer 14

(Flow/Process) AKA overland flow. flow over the surface during an intense storm where infiltration is impossible.

Question 15

Evaporation

Answer 15

(Output) conversion of water into vapor

Question 16

Transpiration

Answer 16

(Output) Water taken up by plants and transpired onto leaf

Question 17

Evapotranspiration

Answer 17

(Output) Evaporation + Transpiration

Question 18

River Discharge

Answer 18

(Output) The volume of water passing a certain point in the channel over a certain amount of time.