Rivers

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Flashcards on Rivers, created by Cara Fieldhouse on 02/05/2016.
Cara Fieldhouse
Flashcards by Cara Fieldhouse, updated more than 1 year ago
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Precipitation Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to or condenses on the ground.
Interception Precipitation that does not reach the soil, instead is intercepted by leaves and branches of plants and forest floor.
Surface storage Part of precipitation retained on ground surface.
Infiltration Downward movement of water into the soil surface.
Soil moisture Water stored in soil
Percolation Flow of water through the ground through permeable rock.
Groundwater Water stored in the ground
Groundwater flow Deeper movement of water through underlying rock.
Surface run off Flow of water that occurs when excess water flows over earths surface.
Throughflow Water moving downhill through the soil.
Transpiration Evaporation but from the stomata of plant leaves.
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