Created by Beth Goodchild
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Question | Answer |
What is the hydrological cycle? | The hydrological cycle shows how water moves around the Earth. |
When water soaks into the soil. | Infiltration |
When water moves vertically down through soil AND rock. | Percolation. |
Throughflow. | When the water in the soil flows downhill. |
Groundwater flow. | When water in rock flows downhill. |
Surface runoff. | When water flows overground. |
Channel flow. | The flow of water in a river. |
Channel storage. | When water is held in a river. |
Groundwater storage. | When water is stored underground in rocks or soil. A rock that stores water is called an aquifer. Eg; Chalk. |
When water falls on things like hedges and plant leaves instead of the ground. | Interception (storage). |
When water is held in lakes, rivers, puddles etc. | Surface storage. |
The area of land drained by a river. | Drainage basin. |
Watershed. | The boundary of high land between two drainage basins. |
Tributary. | A small river that runs into a bigger one. |
Where a river starts. | The source. Usually found in higher ground, e.g; Mountains. |
Confluence. | Where two rivers meet/join. |
Where the river flows into the sea or lake. | Mouth. |
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