Water on the Land 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEAQA Created by: catherinew45Created on: 06-10-14 18:51 Infiltration The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil 1 of 7 Transpiration The process by which water absorbed by plants is evaporated in to the atmosphere from the plant surface 2 of 7 Throughflow The movement of water through the soil to a river channel 3 of 7 Interception Precipitation that does not reach the soil, but is instead taken up by leaves and vegetation 4 of 7 Overland flow/ surface run off The water flow which occurs when soil is infiltrated to its full capacity and excess water flows over the land 5 of 7 Ground water store Water held in aquifiers below the water table(which is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock) 6 of 7 Percolation The movement and filtering of fliuds through porus materials, usually through the soil to the rock below 7 of 7
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