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Flashcards by Cara Fieldhouse, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Cara Fieldhouse
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| 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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