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Water Movement

Precipitation can travel on the Earth’s surface as runoff, or throughout the soil as groundwater

Runoff

The movement of water above the Earth’s surface leading to rivers, streams, or oceans

Runoff Factors

Storm Intensity can influence the amount runoff 

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More Intense Storms can create more runoff

More Runoff carries more pollutants to rivers, streams, and oceans

As storms persist, water can infiltrate into the ground.

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Too much infiltration causes over saturation of the soil creating more runoff because the soil cannot hold any more water

Groundwater

Water within the Earth’s surface

Underground Stages

The initial downward movement of water after contacting the soil surface is called infiltration

Interception can occur when plant roots catch water during infiltration

Water will begin to percolate as it moves horizontally through the soil

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Percolation occurs in 2 types of movement

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Water moving in the subsurface of the Earth is called interflow

Water moving deep within the Earth is called baseflow

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