Rivers- Geography 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyRivers and fluvial processesASAQA Created by: Kings2009Created on: 10-05-14 17:35 Evaporation When liquid water is turned into water vapour, a gas. 1 of 10 Evapotranspiration The total amount of moisture removed by evaporation and transipration from a vegetated land surface. 2 of 10 Percolation The downward movement of water within rock, under the soil surface. 3 of 10 Infiltration The movement of water into the soil. 4 of 10 Interception When rain drops are prevented from reaching the soil surface due to stems, leaves or branches being in the way. 5 of 10 Precipitation Water in any form that falls from the atmosphere to the surface of the Earth. 6 of 10 Runoff All the water that enters a river and eventually flows out of the drainage basin. 7 of 10 Stemflow The water that runs down the stems and branches of plants and trees after rainfall to reach the ground. 8 of 10 Throughfall The water that drips off leaves during a rain storm. 9 of 10 Throughflow The water that moves down-slope through the subsoil, pulled by gravity. 10 of 10
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