Quinn Olpin - Hydrology Bingo

Hydrology Bingo

Bingo Card 3

PERCOLATION

PERCOLATION:

Percolation is the process of liquids filtering through porous material, such as soil. In this case, water is percolating through coffee grounds. Those of us who are coffee addicts, like myself, use the process of percolation every day.

These photos reflect the before and after of percolation as well as the result of this specific percolation process. A pour-over coffee would be another great example of a percolation process.

[Also featured- condensation! On the lid of the coffee maker after brewing a pot of coffee.]

CONDENSATION

CONDENSATION:

Condensation is the process where water vapor becomes liquid, essentially the reverse of evaporation.

Here condensation can be observed on this luxurious glassware item (Mrs. Renfro salsa jars) due to the temperature difference between the water in the glass and the air temperature. Warm air hits the cold surface of the glass and condenses to form water droplets.

Source: National Geographic Education

SNOW (Precipitation)

Location: Logan River

This picture of precipitation, specifically snow, was taken at about 1pm on February 8th, 2025. This was the beginning of a small snow storm.

This is the River Trail, upstream from the Stokes Nature Center.

SNOW ACCUMULATION

SNOW ACCUMULATION:

Snow can be seen accumulating on the rocks and plants along the river trail. It was snowing so much that snow was accumulating on the river ladies (Paige, Mac, Quinn) as we hiked the River Trail.