{"id":1832,"date":"2020-10-18T00:11:11","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T00:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=1832"},"modified":"2021-09-16T03:31:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T03:31:07","slug":"runoff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/runoff\/","title":{"rendered":"What does Runoff mean in the Water Cycle?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1832\" class=\"elementor elementor-1832\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d17b301 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d17b301\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebd08d3\" 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jet-nav__item-1864 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-water-cycle\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The Water Cycle<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1863 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/evaporation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Evaporation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1862 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/condensation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Condensation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1861 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/precipitation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Precipitation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1919 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-precipitation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of Precipitation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1860 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/transpiration\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Transpiration<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1859 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/runoff\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Runoff<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1858 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/infiltration\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Infiltration<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1857 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/hard-and-soft-water\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Hard and soft water<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a38301 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4a38301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Runoff is precipitation that did not get (infiltrated) absorbed into the soil or did not evaporate, and therefore, made its way from the ground surface into places that water collect. Runoff causes erosion and also carry chemicals and substances on the ground surface along to the rivers where the water ends up. It can cause water pollution too.<\/p><p>Only about 35% of precipitation ends up in the sea or ocean. The other 65% is absorbed into the soil. Some of it evaporates too.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_1907\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1907\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1907\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/runoff-in-the-water-cycle.jpg\" alt=\"What can affect runoff in the water cycle?\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/runoff-in-the-water-cycle.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/runoff-in-the-water-cycle-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What can affect runoff in the water cycle?<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>The amount of runoff that can happen depends on:<\/p><p><b>The topography of the land (slopes, hills, and valleys):<\/b><br \/>If it rains in areas with lots of hills and valleys, the water tends to have little time to be absorbed into the soil. It quickly runs down the slopes and into valleys and ends up in the flowing streams. If an area is plain and level, the water has nowhere to flow to and tends to have more time to be absorbed into the soil, and also gets evaporated.<\/p><p><b>Nature (make-up) of the soil or ground:<\/b><br \/>Areas with soft, porous soils absorb more water than areas with rocky non-porous surfaces.<\/p><p><b>Amount of precipitation:<\/b><br \/>Sometimes, precipitation occurs in mild showers over long periods. When that happens, the ground is not saturated, and the water is absorbed into the soil. Some of it will evaporate too. 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