F.5 AS Geo Paper 1 Mocks Revision - Vocabulary

The process by which water changes from a liquid state to a gaseous state, usually from the Earth's surface or bodies of water.

• evaporation

• transpiration

• evapotranspiration

• condensation

The temporary retention of water on vegetation surfaces before it reaches the ground.

• throughfall

• interception

• infiltration

• soil water

The amount of water held within rivers or streams, including the water in the main channel and any associated floodplains.

• groundwater

• surface water

• channel storage

• soil water

The downward movement of rainwater through gaps or openings in vegetation to the ground.

• Throughfall

• Interception

• Stemflow

• Throughflow

The movement of water over the Earth's surface, typically occurring as runoff during heavy rainfall or on saturated soil.

• Stemflow

• Throughflow

• Baseflow

• Overland flow

The downward movement of water through soil or porous materials, eventually reaching the groundwater.

• infiltration

• percolation

• channel flow

• baseflow

The process of water seeping into the soil surface from the ground or from precipitation.

• interception

• throughfall

• infiltration

• percolation

The sustained flow of water in rivers or streams during dry periods, primarily supplied by groundwater.

• channel storage

• baseflow

• groundwater

• throughflow

The replenishment of water to an aquifer or groundwater system, usually through infiltration or percolation.

• recharge

• water table

• springs

• channel flow

Natural outlets where groundwater emerges from the Earth's surface, often forming small streams or pools.

• river

• waterfall

• spring

• lake