Water Cycle Processes and Terminology

The video explains the drainage basin system, starting with evaporation where water turns from liquid to gas due to the sun's heat. This vapor cools and forms clouds through condensation. Clouds move inland, causing precipitation, which can be intercepted by vegetation. Water then flows over the surface as runoff or infiltrates into the soil. It can also percolate into rock layers, contributing to groundwater flow. The video covers key processes like evaporation, condensation, precipitation, interception, surface runoff, infiltration, and groundwater flow.

What is the starting point of the drainage basin system?

• Rivers

• Lakes

• Sea

• Mountains

What process involves the conversion of water from liquid to gas due to the sun's heat?

• Infiltration

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

How do clouds form in the atmosphere?

• Through infiltration

• Through precipitation

• Through condensation

• Through evaporation

What is the term for moisture falling from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Infiltration

What is the process called when vegetation catches precipitation before it reaches the ground?

• Surface runoff

• Percolation

• Interception

• Infiltration

What is the simplest path for water once it reaches the ground surface?

• Infiltration

• Percolation

• Surface runoff

• Evaporation

What is the process called when water moves from the Earth's surface into the soil?

• Condensation

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

• Interception

What is the term for water that flows through the soil back to the Earth's surface?

• Percolation

• Throughflow

• Surface runoff

• Groundwater flow

What is the process of water moving from the soil layer into the rock layer called?

• Percolation

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

What is the term for water flowing within the main river channel?

• Throughflow

• Discharge

• Groundwater flow

• Surface runoff