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6. What's the vertical movement of water, under the pull of gravity, from the ground surface into the soil?

  • Infiltration
  • Percolation
  • Throughfall
  • Throughflow

7. What's the movement of water across the ground surface in gullies, streams and rivers called?

  • Overland flow
  • Throughflow
  • Runoff
  • Groundwater flow

8. What's stemflow?

  • The lateral movement of water through the soil to streams and rivers.
  • Precipitation, initially intercepted by vegetation, which runs to the ground along branches and stems.
  • The evaporation of moisture produced by the pores of plants, from vegetation surfaces.
  • Precipitation, initially intercepted by the leaves, stems and branches of vegetation, which drips to the ground.

9. What's evaporation?

  • The vertical movement of water across the ground surface as a thin film or sheet.
  • wen a liquid goes into da air
  • The phase change of water from liquid to gas (i.e. water vapour)
  • The combined moisture loss from evaporation and transpiration from an area.

10. What's percolation?

  • The lateral movement of water through the soil to streams and rivers.
  • The vertical movement of water, under the pull of gravity, from the soil into permeable rock.
  • The vertical movement of water, under the pull of gravity, from the ground surface into the soil.
  • The lateral movement of groundwater through permeable rocks.

11. What's precipitation?

  • Moisture, in the form of rain, drizzle, sleet, snow, hail, etc., which falls from clouds.
  • The phase change of water from liquid to gas.
  • rain
  • The evaporation of moisture produced by pores of plants, from vegetation surfaces.

12. What's throughfall?

  • Precipitation, initially intercepted by the leaves, stems and branches of vegetation, which drips to the ground.
  • The lateral movement of water through the soils to streams and rivers.
  • Moisture in the form of rain, drizzle etc., which falls from clouds.
  • The vertical movement of water from the ground surface to the soil.