Year 10 Rivers 10.2

The processes whereby energy from the sun turns liquid water into water vapour.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Surface run-off

The processes whereby water vapour turns into liquid water as it cools

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Surface run-off

All forms of water that fall from the atmosphere to the surface of the earth.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Surface run-off

The flow of water of the land.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Surface run-off

As is rains, water is caught on the leaves of trees. This is known as ___________.

• precipitation

• interception

• translocation

• influencing

Infiltration is the process where...

• ... water soaks into the soil from the surface.

• ... water soaks into the rocks underneath the soil.

• ... water falls in the form of rain.

• ... water reaches the sea through a river channel.

Surface runoff is...

• water flowing over the land surface.

• water flowing through the soil.

• water flowing through rock.

Throughflow refers to...

• water flowing over the land surface.

• water flowing through the soil.

• water flowing through rock.

Water that flows through the rocks under ground is referred to as ____________ flow

The point where a river starts is known as...

• source

• mouth