water and carbon

Water dripping from plants to the ground

• Throughfall

• Stemflow

• Infiltration

• Throughflow

Increased saturation of the ground increases overland flow

• True

• False

When the intensity of precipitation exceeds the infiltration it causes _____

• Infiltration

• Throughflow

• Overland Flow

• Stemflow

Slow sideways movement downslope through soil

• Channel flow

• Percolation

• Throughfall

• Throughflow

Downward movement from soil to underlying rock

• Percolation

• Groundwater flow

• Throughfall

Slow, downward and lateral movement through bedrock

• Throughflow

• Groundwater flow

• Channel flow

• Stem flow

What is this?

Human causes of increased surface runoff

• Clear Cutting of forests

• Grazing animals compact soil

• Rainfall intercepted by vegetation

• Less interception increasing intensity of precipitation

Which of these are major water stores

• Atmosphere

• Cryosphere

• Biosphere

• Space

Change of ice to liquid or gas