The Hydrological Cycle

In what forms is water stored in the global hydrological cycle?

• Liquid

• Solid

• Gas

• Liquid, Solid and Gas

What is another term for rain, snow or sleet?

• Percolation

• Precipitation

• Liquid precipitation

• Sublimation

What is the transfer of water from plants to the air as water vapour?

• Infiltration

• Interception

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

When water is trapped on the leaves of trees slowing down the transfer of water to the surface of the ground?

• Infiltration

• Interception

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

What is the movement of water down into the underlying rock?

• Percolation

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

• Throughflow

What is the movement of water into the soil from the surface ?

• Percolation

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

• Throughflow

When water vapour changes back into water forming small droplets visible as clouds?

• Evapo-transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Saturation

What is the downhill movement of water over the surface of the ground? If the water is flowing in a channel it is called a stream or river.

• Overland Flow

• Groundwater Flow

• Throughflow

• Stemflow

What is the sideways transfer of moisture downhill through the soil?

• Groundwater Flow

• Overland Flow

• Throughflow

• Stemflow

What do we call the upper level of the ground which is saturated by water?

• Groundwater

• Saturation

• Water Chair

• Water Table