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Hydrological Cycle
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04/30/2014

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Term
Evaporation
Definition
Water changing to water vapour and rising up into the sky
Term
Precipitation
Definition
Rain, snow, hail, sleet
Term
Overland Flow
Definition
Water flowing over the land e.g. rivers
Term
Percolation
Definition
Water flowing down slope through the soil
Term
Water Table
Definition
The upper limit of the zone of saturation
Term
Groundwater
Definition
Water stored deep underground
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Throughflow
Definition
The movement of water vertically through the soil
Term
Condensation
Definition
Water changing from a water vapour into water droplets because of cooling e.g. clouds
Term
Interception
Definition
When trees and other surfaces catch precipitation and prevent it hitting the ground
Term
Evapo-transpiration
Definition
The combined evaporation from plants and other surfaces
Term
Infiltration
Definition
Water soaking into the ground
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