Clouds
Across
- 3. releasing of water vapor into air by breathing or photosynthesis
- 4. top layer of rock through which water flows but does not stay
- 9. changing of water from liquid to gas without boiling
- 11. where the zone of aeration and zone of saturation meet
- 14. rock with holes that allows water to flow through it
- 16. rain with lower than normal pH level
- 17. changing of water from liquid to gas by boiling
- 18. fog that forms as warm air passes over cool air in a mountain valley
- 19. dropping chemicals into clouds to encourage raindrop formation
- 21. fog that forms as cool air moves over a warm moist surface
- 22. water circulation mainly by evaporation and precipitation
- 23. wispy, curly clouds
- 24. when water vapor cools and turns into liquid water
- 27. fluffy, billowy clouds
Down
- 1. a place where ground water comes to the surface
- 2. lower layer of rock filled with water
- 5. clouds that are likely to bring rain
- 6. rock that does not let water flow through it
- 7. clouds that touch the earth
- 8. water droplets stick together to form larger drops
- 10. fog that forms as wind moves warm moist air over cooler surface
- 12. fog that forms as earth cools at night
- 13. 100% relative humidity
- 15. ____ nuclei: particles to which water droplets stick when coalescing
- 20. rising of warm air
- 25. clouds that are stretched out in thin layers or sheets
- 26. fog that forms as warm air cools as it is forced up the slope of a mountain