Horizon Water Cycle
Across
- 3. A reservoir that water molecules often end up in after they leave a river.
- 5. The process in which a substance changes directly from a solid into a gas.
- 8. Spokane's sole source of drinking water.
- 9. Water that is held in the spaces that exist between the soil and rocks.
- 10. When the molecules on the surface of a liquid gain enough energy to break free and become a gas.
- 11. The process of a lake filling up with sediment over a long period of time until it is no longer a lake.
- 13. The envelope of gases that surrounds our planet.
- 18. The primary source of energy for the water cycle.
- 20. It may be natural or manmade, and it is a place where water collects and remains there for a period of time.
- 21. A continuous process that moves water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back.
- 22. The only state that is completely surrounded by water.
- 23. When a substance heats up, becomes less dense and rises - and then cools and becomes more dense and sinks - over and over...
- 25. Ocean water that is flowing and is really salty and cold.
- 26. The term used to describe water that flows to lower areas after it has precipitated.
Down
- 1. Water, in any form, that falls from the sky to Earth.
- 2. When was molecule becomes a gas and it occurs not only on the surface of the liquid, but also throughout the liquid.
- 4. A type of reservoir that holds frozen water, sometimes for thousands of years.
- 6. The mount of the salt water on Earth compared to the total amount of water.
- 7. When water vapor loses enough energy and water molecules cling to other water molecules to form a liquid.
- 12. The process of water leaving a plant through tiny holes(stomata) on their leaves.
- 14. Moving ocean water that is less salty and warm.
- 15. A substance that all living things need in order to carry out their body processes.
- 16. Of the amount of fresh water, this is how much of it is frozen near the poles.
- 17. The process of water creeping into the soil.
- 19. The name of Mr. Morrow's white dog.
- 24. The solid form of water.