Water cycle L6

Interception

• precipitation that falls into vegetation or human made cover and is temporarily stored on these surfaces.

• tendency of water to flow horizontally across the land surfaces when rainfall has exceeded infiltration capacity and surface stores are full.

• downward movement of water within the rock under the soil surface.

• movement of water downslope through the soil under the influence of gravity.

Overland flow

• precipitation that falls into vegetation or human made cover and is temporarily stored on these surfaces.

• tendency of water to flow horizontally across the land surfaces when rainfall has exceeded infiltration capacity and surface stores are full.

• downward movement of water within the rock under the soil surface.

• movement of water downslope through the soil under the influence of gravity.

Percolation

• precipitation that falls into vegetation or human made cover and is temporarily stored on these surfaces.

• tendency of water to flow horizontally across the land surfaces when rainfall has exceeded infiltration capacity and surface stores are full.

• downward movement of water within the rock under the soil surface.

• movement of water downslope through the soil under the influence of gravity.

Throughflow

• precipitation that falls into vegetation or human made cover and is temporarily stored on these surfaces.

• tendency of water to flow horizontally across the land surfaces when rainfall has exceeded infiltration capacity and surface stores are full.

• downward movement of water within the rock under the soil surface.

• movement of water downslope through the soil under the influence of gravity.

Type of rainfall shown is...

• relief rainfall

• convection rainfall

• frontal rainfall

• precipitation

The area labelled 1 where air descends down the mountain shows ...

• rain shadow

• windward slope

• condensation

• rising moist air

The correct labels for 1,2 and 3 are...

• 1.water vapour 2. liquid water 3. ice

• 1.liquid water 2. water vapour 3. ice

• 1.ice 2. water vapour 3. liquid water

Water in the atmosphere in a gaseous state is known as..

• water vapour

• ice

• cloud

• steam

The process whereby water vapour changes back into liquid water within the atmospheric water store is...

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• deposition

Transfer of water very slowly through rocks is...

• groundwater flow

• throughflow

• percolation

• water table