GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Infiltration is the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil. Infiltration rate in soil science is a measure of the rate at which soil is able to absorb rainfall or irrigation. It is measured in inches per hour or millimetres per hour.

Detailed explanation-2: -Infiltration and percolation Water infiltrates the soil by moving through the surface. Percolation is the movement of water through the soil itself. Finally, as the water percolates into the deeper layers of the soil, it reaches ground water, which is water below the surface.

Detailed explanation-3: -Infiltration is the process of water entry into the soil through the earth’s surface. The water at the soil surface can originate from rain, snowmelt or anthropogenic activities (e.g. to regulate groundwater formation by artificial infiltration).

Detailed explanation-4: -Infiltration is the process of surface water being absorbed into the ground. In areas with little impervious surface, most precipitation that lands on the ground infiltrates into the soil it falls upon. There, it is absorbed by plants, is filtered, and recharges groundwater aquifers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Precipitation forms in the clouds when water vapor condenses into bigger and bigger droplets of water. When the drops are heavy enough, they fall to the earth. If a cloud is colder, like it would be at higher altitudes, the water droplets may freeze to form ice.