Water ( Processes and Pathways )

• The water cycle is the continuous movement of water between the Earth's surface, atmosphere, and oceans.
• Transpiration refers to the process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves.
• Evaporation occurs when heat energy from the sun causes liquid water to change into gas form.
• Condensation involves the conversion of water vapor back into liquid droplets or ice crystals.
• Transpiration refers to the process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves.
• Precipitation describes the falling of raindrops onto land or bodies of water.
• Infiltration is the process whereby precipitated water enters soil pores and cracks.
• Infiltration is the downward movement of precipitated water into soil pores.
• Runoff refers to the flow of excess water over land surfaces towards rivers, lakes, and oceans.
• Interception is the capture of precipitation on vegetation surfaces.
• Groundwater flow: Water flows from the ground to the river through the pores of the rocks.
• Percolation: The movement of water through the soil and rock layers.
• Stem flow: Water that runs down the stems and trunks of plants and trees to the ground
• Overland flow: movement of water over saturated or impermeable land
• Throughfall: Water that drips off leaves during a rainstorm