Water cycle key terms

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Q H I K U M F J C V Y Q L L Y B G L C T J
C V H O U X L N R A U E B R W A C T K O E
H T A W Q V D R J I P S I B Q F F A F P C
O S Y S T E M S A P P R O A C H I L V M T
K C H A N N E L S T O R A G E M L J L T O
I N F L I T R A T I O N C A P A C I T Y M
G E V A P O T R A N S P I R A T I O N A N
D L J I N T E R C E P T I O N L O S S O K
H M K E O T A F F O R E S T A T I O N E P
O K P B M I M V V T M I V R L L A Y D I D
O R O G R A P H I C R A I N F A L L M J A
V Q E R T K N D V S T I A B D J X U V X C
D N N B X K T W K G R S C D B K Y F P X R
X W I L W A P R E C I P I T A T I O N R L
R F L B V E I Q U V J F I Y B P Q Y I L I
S I R G B J D Y H I O Y I Y L N P P S W N
Q N P B W J U P F V J A I N X J E F R U N
J G D E F O R E S T A T I O N S H O A V P
L N G R O U N D W A T E R F L O W H B T A
F S G C U K G D R D C V A S E Y F U L J J
K Q V V Y Q S M U U S W C Y R C P B N T Y

Clues

  • Concentrated on windward slopes. When air is forced to rise over a barrier (e.g. a mountain) it cools and condesation takes place forming clouds/rain. (10, 8)
  • Systems approaches study hydrological phenomena by looking at the balance of inputs and outputs, and how water is moved between stores by flows. (7, 8)
  • The cutting down and removal of all or most of the trees in an area. (13)
  • The diffusion of water from vegetation into the atmosphere, invloving a change from liquid to gas. (18)
  • The maximum rate at which rain can be absorbed into the soil. (12, 8)
  • The movement of water in any form from the atmosphere to the ground. (13)
  • The planting of trees in an area that hasn't been forested in recent times. (13)
  • The slow transfer of percolated water underground through permeable or porous rocks. (11, 4)
  • The storage of water in rivers and streams. (7, 7)
  • Water that is retained by plants/vegetation is removed from the cycle. (12, 4)

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