Stores- Local Scale

Question 1

Stores in the local scale

Answer 1

Soil water, Groundwater, River Channel, Interception, Surface Storage

Question 2

Soil water

Answer 2

Water stored in the soil which is utilised by plants
Mid-term

Question 3

Groundwater

Answer 3

Water that is stored in the pore spaced of rock
Long term

Question 4

River Channel

Answer 4

Water that is stored in a river
Short term

Question 5

Interception

Answer 5

Water that is intercepted by plants on their branches and leaves before reaching the ground
Short term

Question 6

Surface storage

Answer 6

Water stored in puddles, ponds, lakes etc
Variable

Question 7

What is the water table

Answer 7

The upper level at which the pore spaces and fractures in the ground become saturated
Used to added drought conditions, health of wetland seasons etc