The Hydrological Cycle (The Water Cycle)

• What is this a diagram of?

  Hydrological (water) cycle

  
• What does the black label show?

  Condensation

  
• Which colour label is condensation?


  Black

  
• What colour label is for transpiration?


  Blue

  
• What does the blue label show?

  Transpiration

  
• What is condensation?


  Water vapour/droplets in the air
• What is transpiration?


  Water lost through the pores of vegetation (breathing/sweating)
• What does the green label show?

  Precipitation

  
• Which colour label is precipitation?


  Green

  
• What is precipitation?


  Moisture that falls to the ground e.g. rain, snow
• What does the orange label show?

  Evaporation

  
• Which colour label represents evaporation?

  Orange

  
• Which colour label shows interception?


  Red

  
• What does the red label show?

  Interception

  
• What is evaporation?


  Water lost from ground/vegetation into the atmosphere
• What is interception?


  When trees or grass prevent water from reaching the surface
• What does the white label show?

  Surface run off

  
• Which colour label shows surface run off?


  White

  
• Which colour label shows infiltration?


  Pink

  
• What does the pink label show?

  Infiltration

  
• What does the purple label show?

  Groundwater

  
• Which colour label shows groundwater?

  Purple

  
• What is surface run off?


  Water flowing on top of the ground/surface
• What is infiltration?


  Water being absorbed into the soil
• What is groundwater?


  Water flowing through the rock/soil