Hydrological Cycle (Water Cycle and Water Insecurity - Paper 1)

The pattern of river discharge over a year

(a)  

Water moving vertically from soil into permeable rock

Raindrops prevented from falling directly onto the ground, instead hitting the leaves of a tree

(a)  

What type of rainfall is this?

The movement of water vertically through the pores of the soil

(a)  

Water moving horizontally through permeable or porous rock due to gravity

The continuous transfer of water between land, atmosphere and oceans. This is a closed system.

(a)  

What is the red dotted line?

(a)  

The annual balance between inputs and outputs within a system

The process through which water evaporates through the stomata in plant leaves

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