What is transpiration in water cycle?
What is transpiration in water cycle?
Evapotranspiration is the sum of evaporation from the land surface plus transpiration from plants. Overall, this uptake of water at the roots, transport of water through plant tissues, and release of vapor by leaves is known as transpiration.
What is run off in the water cycle?
Runoff is nothing more than water “running off” the land surface. Just as the water you wash your car with runs off down the driveway as you work, the rain that Mother Nature covers the landscape with runs off downhill, too (due to gravity). Runoff is an important component of the natural water cycle.
What is the groundwater cycle?
Groundwater is a part of the natural water cycle (check out our interactive water cycle diagram). Some part of the precipitation that lands on the ground surface infiltrates into the subsurface. The part that continues downward through the soil until it reaches rock material that is saturated is groundwater recharge.
What are the three types of runoff?
There are three major types of runoff depending on the source: surface flow, interflow, and base flow.
How do you control runoff?
Consider these affordable, do-able solutions to do just that.
- Add plants. Incorporate plantings, especially in areas where runoff collects.
- Protect trees. Like other plant roots, tree roots help absorb and filter runoff.
- Break up slabs.
- Go permeable.
- Catch runoff.
- Dig a trench.
- Plant a rain garden.
- Cover soil.
How can we reduce urban runoff?
What You Can Do To Reduce Urban Runoff Pollution
- Buy “environmentally safe” household cleaners,
- Properly store all toxic materials,
- Take all unwanted hazardous materials and containers to local collection sites,
- Use kitty litter or other absorbent to remove spills from pavement,
- Use pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers sparingly and carefully,