Hydrologic (water) Cycle
Water continually exchanged between:
-bodies of water
-atmosphere
-land
-organisms
Driven by solar radiation
Tightly linked between SVP and AVP
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Hydrologic (water) Cycle | Water continually exchanged between:
-bodies of water
-atmosphere
-land
-organisms
Driven by solar radiation
Tightly linked between SVP and AVP |
Precipitation | Condensing water vapor |
Interception | Precipitation that never is absorbed by soil |
Infiltration | Precipitation that moves into the soil |
Groundwater | A collection of water trapped between layers of clay or rock |
Transpiration | Evaporation from living organisms loss of water from cells or between cells |
Evapotranspiration | Total evaporation from organisms and the ground factors- temp, humidity, and wind speed |
High Specific Heat | How much heat needed to add to water to raise its temp and how much cold to add to water to lower its temp |
High Latent Heat | Energy required for changing waters phase/slow temp change |
Cohesion | |
Surface Tension | |
Viscosity | |
Buoyancy | |
Adhesion | |
Osmosis | |
Hypotonic | |
Hypertonic | |
Photic Zone | |
Epilimnion | Warmer, less dense water |
Hypolimnion | Cold, dense water |
Thermocline | The layer of rapid temp decline |
Seasonal Water Overturn |