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The Hydrological Cycle

The document outlines the hydrological cycle, defining key terms such as hydrology, evaporation, condensation, and surface runoff. It describes the stages of the water cycle, including evaporation, evapotranspiration, condensation, precipitation, interception, and groundwater. Students are expected to understand these processes and illustrate the water cycle through a diagram.

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The Hydrological Cycle

The document outlines the hydrological cycle, defining key terms such as hydrology, evaporation, condensation, and surface runoff. It describes the stages of the water cycle, including evaporation, evapotranspiration, condensation, precipitation, interception, and groundwater. Students are expected to understand these processes and illustrate the water cycle through a diagram.

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THE HYDROLOGICAL

CYCLE
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, students must be
able to

1. Define hydrology, water cycle, evaporation,


condensation, surface runoff, etc.

2. Describe the processes of the water cycle.

3. Explain how water move through the


atmosphere

4. Sketch a diagram showing the water cycle.


HYDROLOGY

This is the study of the properties,


distribution and circulation of water, above on
and below the Earth’s surface.

The Hydrological cycle is referred to a series


of transformations that occur in the
circulation of water from the atmosphere to
the Earth’s surface.
COMPONENTS OF THE
WATER CYCLE

The hydrological cycle includes inputs,

outputs, stores and flows. These are inter-

related with the air, land, plants and man’s

activity.
STAGES IN THE
HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE

Evaporation

Water from seas, lakes and rivers is heated


by the sun and evaporates, rising into the
atmosphere in the form of water vapor
(output)
EVAPO-TRANSPIRATION

Water evaporates from the soil. It is also given off by

plants in a process called Transpiration. This direct loss

of moisture through evaporation from the soil and

transpiration by plants is called EVAPO-TRANSPIRATION.

(output)
CONDENSATION

The water vapor rises, then cools and


condenses around tiny particles of dust
floating in the atmosphere.

Water changes state, from gas (water vapor)


to liquid (water droplets). The water droplets
then collect to form clouds (store)
PRECIPITATION
Any form of water resulting from condensation of
water vapor. It falls to the Earth’s surface from clouds

As clouds rise, they cool and condensed water falls to


the ground as precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, hail).
The precipitation becomes surface water, moisture in
the soil or ground water (input)
INTERCEPTION

Before water reaches the ground, some of the


precipitation is intercepted by leaves,
branches and stems of vegetation and
returned to the atmosphere. Much of
intercepted rainfall evaporates into the
atmosphere but some of it falls to the ground
as throughfall.
Some trickle down the branches and trunk in
the form of stem flow. Water reaching the
ground may travel across the land in the form
of surface runoff, overland flow or ground
flow. (flow)

Ground water
Water stored below the Earth’s surface in a
saturated zone.

Throughfall
Water that drips from leaves to the soil from
precipitation
Water table

The level below which the pores of permeable


rocks are filled or saturated with water. It
represents the upper level of the
underground water.
Activity

Sketch a diagram illustrating the components


of the water cycle.

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