hydrological cycle

Question 1

evapotranspiration

Answer 1

loss of moisture from water surfaces+ the soil (evaporation) and vegetation (transpiration)

Question 2

interception

Answer 2

trapping of precipitation by vegetation (plants)

Question 3

groundwater flow

Answer 3

flow of water HORIZONTALLY through ROCKS+ LOWER LAYERS of soil

Question 4

transpiration

Answer 4

release of moisture from vegetation (plants)

Question 5

condensation

Answer 5

process by which a substance changes from gas to liquid

Question 6

river

Answer 6

large natural stream of water flowing into ocean, lake, or other body of water

Question 7

infiltration

Answer 7

soaking of water into top layers of soil

Question 8

surface run-off

Answer 8

flow of water over the surface of the ground- on its journey to a river

Question 9

evaporation

Answer 9

liquid turns to gas- moisture is released from water and land

Question 10

groundwater

Answer 10

store of water found in rocks underground- this fluctuates from season to season

Question 11

precipitaion

Answer 11

rain, hail, sleet, snow

Question 12

percolation

Answer 12

VERTICAL movement of water through the BEDROCK

Question 13

through flow

Answer 13

flow of water HORIZONTALLY through UPPER LAYERS of soil

Question 14

surface storage

Answer 14

pools of water which form on surface of ground

Question 15

stores

Answer 15

where water/ carbon is held for period of time

Question 16

transfers

Answer 16

movements of water/ carbon between the stores

Question 17

consumption

Answer 17

using a resource to satisfy a need

Question 18

short- wave radiation

Answer 18

incoming solar radiation- some reflected off clouds (albedo effect), some absorbed by atmosphere, some passes through Earth’s surface

Question 19

long- wave radiation/ terrestrial radiation

Answer 19

outgoing radiation from the Earth

Question 20

greenhouse gas

Answer 20

gas in Earth’s atmosphere that traps heat

Question 21

ocean current

Answer 21

movement of water from one location to another; transferring heat energy

Question 22

flora

Answer 22

plants

Question 23

fauna

Answer 23

animals

Question 24

photosynthesis

Answer 24

process by which plants use energy from sunlight to produce glucose from carbon dioxide + water

Question 25

hydrolysis

Answer 25

chemical reaction where water used to break down a compound; achieved by breaking covalent bond in compound by inserting a water molecule across the bond

Question 26

biosphere

Answer 26

living parts of the planet

Question 27

hydrosphere

Answer 27

total amount of water on planet; includes water that is on surface of planet, underground, and in air

Question 28

cyrosphere

Answer 28

water stored as ice (in glaciers, ice sheets, permafrost etc.)