the hydrological cycle: glossary

2. things that come out of a system
4. allows water to soak through
6. the outer edge of the drainage basin,described as the boundary
8. precipitation that falls directly into the river channel
10. process whereby water changes from a liquid to a vapour
11. doesn't let water soak though
12. the circular movement of water through the various stores of the environment
13. process in which water vapour changes back into water. it forms small droplets which are visible as clouds
14. store the water held below the surface of the land
16. the soaking of rainwater into the ground
17. water falling from the sky. it could fall as rain, hail, sleet or snow
18. the rate at which water can soak into the ground
20. a component of a system in which energy or matter are stored
21. plants take in water through their roots and lose it through the pores in their leaves
23. rainwater that runs across the surface of the ground and drains into the river
25. the ability of a soil rock to absorb water

1. the relationship or balance between water entering a drainage basin and water leaving the basin
3. things that go into a system
5. basin the area which is drained by a river and its tributaries
7. precipitation caught on leaves and branches of plants, slowing down the arrival at the surface
9. combined water loss from evaporation and transpiration
15. water running down the stem of plants
19. the flow or rainwater sideways through the soil, towards the river
22. the flow of groundwater through saturated rock or soil
24. has inputs, processes and output