GEOG1120 Study Guide - Oxbow Lake, Tasman River, Zambezi
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Mosi- oa-tunya or the smoke that thunders is the largest single sheet of falling water. Falls, part of the zambezi river in southern africa. It is used to power hydroelectric dams similar to the niagara power. Evaporation - the process by which water changes from liquid to vapor, powered by the sun. Transpiration water taken up by plants passes directly to the atmosphere through the leaves, powered by the sun. Condensation the process by which water changes form a gas to either a liquid or solid, dependent on pressure, temperature and humidity. Precipitation the process by which condensed water in the atmosphere falls back to the surface. Surface runoff precipitation that drains over land or into stream channels. Infiltration the process by which water seeps into the ground by working its way through small pores in soil. Residence time the average amount a time a water molecule spends in a reservoir.