When groundwater moves through plants and back into the atmosphere this process is called?

When groundwater moves through plants and back into the atmosphere this process is called?

Liquid water flows across land (runoff), into the ground (infiltration and percolation), and through the ground (groundwater). Groundwater moves into plants (plant uptake) and evaporates from plants into the atmosphere (transpiration).

What is the name of the process by which water circulates through soil?

the water cycle
The answer is that water is constantly recycled through the Earth’s system through a process called the water cycle.

What is the term for the process where precipitation slowly soaks into the ground?

Infiltration. Definition. The process by which precipitation or water soaks into subsurface soils and moves into rocks through cracks and pore spaces.

How do groundwater moves?

Groundwater. It is stored in and can flow through layers known as aquifers) moves more slowly than water flowing down a river or stream. It moves mainly under gravity from areas of high groundwater levels or pressure to areas of low groundwater levels or pressure – in other words it flows downhill.

What is groundwater process?

Groundwater Recharge Rainfall and snowmelt can runoff into streams or soak into the ground. The process of water soaking into the ground to become groundwater is known as groundwater recharge. The area on the surface where water soaks in is call the recharge area.

Where does groundwater flow through?

Under natural conditions, ground water moves along flow paths from areas of recharge to areas of discharge at springs or along streams, lakes, and wetlands. Discharge also occurs as seepage to bays or the ocean in coastal areas, and as transpiration by plants whose roots extend to near the water table.

How does groundwater move in the water cycle?

Groundwater flows underground…at different rates Some of the precipitation that falls onto the land infiltrates into the ground to become groundwater. If the water meets the water table (below which the soil is saturated), it can move both vertically and horizontally.

Is the water below ground moving all the time?

Downloadable Water Cycle Products (coming soon!) Yes, water below your feet is moving all the time, but, no, if you have heard there are rivers flowing below ground, that is not true. Water moves underground downward and sideways, in great quantities, due to gravity and pressure.

Where does water go when it evaporates in the atmosphere?

The atmosphere is the superhighway in the sky that moves water everywhere over the Earth. Water at the Earth’s surface evaporates into water vapor which rises up into the sky to become part of a cloud which will float off with the winds, eventually releasing water back to Earth as precipitation.

How is the direction and speed of groundwater movement determined?

As the diagram shows, the direction and speed of groundwater movement is determined by the various characteristics of aquifers and confining layers of subsurface rocks (which water has a difficult time penetrating) in the ground.