Water resources

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What is run-off?
the movement of water into a channelised stream above or below ground
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when does overland flow occur?
when rainfall is greater that infiltration of soil
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What is throughflow?
flow through soil matrix
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What is baseflow?
the main component of groundwater (main source of drinking water)
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Why is drinking water/groundwater prone to pollution
it is slow moving
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What is the vadose zone?
unsaturated soil creating soil water
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What is the phraetic zone?
saturated soil creating ground water
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What is an aquifer?
a layer of rock that is able to transmit and store enough water to be exloited
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when does overland flow occur?

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when rainfall is greater that infiltration of soil

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What is throughflow?

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What is baseflow?

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Why is drinking water/groundwater prone to pollution

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