Cycles Of Matter Vocab Quiz

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Across
  1. 3. the amount of carbon exchanged between Earth's carbon pools
  2. 6. when water turns into gas
  3. 9. Earth's surface is constantly being shaped by flows of wind, water and ice
  4. 10. the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth
  5. 11. the process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide
  6. 13. the level below which the ground is saturated with water.
  7. 14. permeation of a liquid into something by filtration.
  8. 16. a process by which a chemical is converted from a liquid solution into a solid crystalline state.
  9. 17. the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution
  10. 19. the transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas phase
  11. 20. an idealized cycle of processes undergone by rocks in the earth's crust
  12. 21. rock that is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
  13. 22. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
Down
  1. 1. the series of processes by which carbon compounds are interconverted in the environment
  2. 2. water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
  3. 4. all the waters on the earth's surface
  4. 5. any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere
  5. 7. A hot fluid that comes from within the earths crust
  6. 8. rocks that have become changed by intense heat or pressure while forming
  7. 9. types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of small particles
  8. 12. a natural fuel such as coal or gas
  9. 15. when excess stormwater, meltwater, or other sources flow over the Earth's surface.
  10. 18. the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land