drainage basin system

Question 1

rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground

Answer 1

Precipitation

Question 2

water dripping down the trunk/stem

Answer 2

Stemflow

Question 3

water absorbing into the ground

Answer 3

Infiltration

Question 4

water stored in the soil

Answer 4

Soil storage

Question 5

water stored in the vegetation

Answer 5

Vegetation storage

Question 6

water leaving the plant through the leaves and being evaporated

Answer 6

Transpiration

Question 7

Water being heated and turning into water vapour

Answer 7

Evaporation

Question 8

Water vapour being cooled and turning into water

Answer 8

Condensation

Question 9

water stored on the ground in puddles

Answer 9

Ground storage

Question 10

water flowing over the land

Answer 10

Overland flow or runoff

Question 11

water flowing through the soil back to the river

Answer 11

Throughflow

Question 12

the water moving down into the underlying rock

Answer 12

Percolation

Question 13

Water being stored in the underlying rock

Answer 13

Groundwater

Question 14

Water flowing from the underlying rock into the river

Answer 14

Groundwater flow

Question 15

The amount of water flowing in a river

Answer 15

Discharge

Question 16

The top of the groundwater

Answer 16

Water table