Hydrology Key Words

Question 0

Evaporation

Answer 0

Water being taken back up into the hydrological system

Output

Question 1

Precipition

Answer 1

Rain, snow, sleet, hail etc

Input

Question 2

Transpiration

Answer 2

Water taken up by plants and lost through the stomata

Output

Question 3

Stem Flow

Answer 3

Water trickling over stems leaves or branches

Flow

Question 4

Through fall

Answer 4

Water dripping off of branches and leaves

Flow

Question 5

Interception

Answer 5

Water temporarily stored on leaves or branches

store

Question 6

Surface storage

Answer 6

Water stored on the surface of the ground i.e puddle or lake
Store

Question 7

Overland flow

Answer 7

Water flowing over the land

Flow

Question 8

Infiltration

Answer 8

Movement of water from the grounds surface into the soil

Flow

Question 9

Soil water store

Answer 9

Water stored in the soil

Question 10

Percolation

Answer 10

Water moving vertically into the bedrock

Flow

Question 11

Through flow

Answer 11

Water moving horizontally through the soil

Flow

Question 12

Channel store

Answer 12

Water stored in the river channel

Store

Question 13

Channel flow

Answer 13

Water flowing through a defined channel

Flow

Question 14

River runoff

Answer 14

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Question 15

Groundwater store

Answer 15

Water stored in the ground

Store

Question 16

Groundwater flow

Answer 16

Water flowing through the ground

Flow

Question 17

Water table

Answer 17

Upper level of the ground water store

Question 18

Vegetation storage

Answer 18

Water stored in the vegetation before transpiration

Question 19

Water shed

Answer 19

The area defining a drainage basin

Question 20

Drainage basin

Answer 20

A hydrological system

Question 21

System

Answer 21

Inputs, outputs, stores

Question 22

River regime

Answer 22

Yearly pattern of a river discharge

Question 23

Lag time

Answer 23

Time taken between peak precipitation and peak discharge

Question 24

Rising limb

Answer 24

Section of a hydrograph where discharge increases

Question 25

Falling limb

Answer 25

Section of a hydrograph where discharge decreases

Question 26

Bank full discharge

Answer 26

Water has reached the top of its channel, further increase would result in flooding