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Evaporation from the top layer of cells in plant matter is called...
Transpiration
Transformation
Transanimation
Transillumination
Which term describes water moving down from surface to soil layer
Infiltration
Throughflow
Percolation
Groundwater flow
Which term means rain, snow, hail or sleet?
Precipitation
Percipitation
Presipitation
Persipitation
Which term describes water moving downwards from porous soil and rock layers into the bedrock below?
Percolation
Throughflow
Groundwater flow
Infiltration
Water moving sideways through soil is called...
Throughflow
Soil runoff
Sideflow
Infiltration
What is the term for water vapour gathering around hygroscopic nucleii and becoming a liquid?
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Transpiration
What is the other name for surface runoff?
Overland flow
Throughflow
Groundwater flow
Interception
An underground lake in porous rock, such as limestone, is called an...
aquifer
aquafer
aquafir
aquifir
Which process will move water to a river the fastest?
Surface runoff
Throughflow
Groundwater flow
Which two types of tree are renowned for soaking up water?
Mangrove
Willow
Oak
Ash
Why does water always move DOWNhill?
Gravity
Friction
Pressure
Momentum
Which one of these cloud types causes thunderstorms (and therefore lots of precipitation)?
Cumulonimbus
Nimbostratus
Cirrocumulus
Altostratus
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