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6. water held on the ground surface e.g. Puddles.

  • Soil moisture
  • Surface storage
  • Evaporation

7. water lost from ground/vegetation surface

  • Infiltration
  • Evaporation
  • Surface storage

8. water sinking into soil/rock from the ground surface

  • Surface storage
  • Infiltration
  • Interception

9. water flowing on top of the ground

  • Interception
  • Surface runoff (overand flow)
  • Soil moisture

10. water being prevented from reaching the surface by trees or grass

  • Interception
  • Infiltration
  • Percolation

11. water seeping deeper below the surface

  • Precipitation
  • Percolation
  • Transpiration

12. water stored in the rock

  • Groundwater
  • Surface runoff (overland flow)
  • Transpiration

13. water lost through pores in vegetation

  • Transpiration
  • Percolation
  • Evaporation