Hydrosphere!

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Across
  1. 3. huge masses of ice and snow that forms where snow gathers faster than it melts and flows along with water over an area of land.
  2. 4. _____water is water that is found beneath Earth's surface.
  3. 6. Layer(s) of gasses surrounding a planet.
  4. 7. The name of the largest freshwater lake in the United States
  5. 8. a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere.
  6. 13. Ice ___ are glaciers that cover an area larger than a single valley.
  7. 16. The ability of a rock (or soil) to allow water to flow through it.
  8. 17. H2O
  9. 18. large body of moving water that flows downhill in a channel.
  10. 19. Solid form of water
  11. 22. Term for when water falls from cloud in any of its various forms (rain, snow, hail, etc..)
  12. 23. Term for water that is safe to drink
  13. 25. The area of land that is drained by a river.
  14. 28. This planet is often called "the water planet" or "Blue Planet.
  15. 30. The process of watering of land by artificial means to foster plant growth.
  16. 31. area of land that is saturated with water or covered by water for at least part of the year
  17. 34. A barrier constructed to hold back water, raise its level, form a reservoir, and generate electricity.
  18. 35. water that flows over the land from precipitation or melting of snow or ice.
  19. 36. An overflow of water onto normally dry land
  20. 37. largest ocean in the world
  21. 38. a long period of lower than normal rainfall for a particular region.
Down
  1. 1. Number of students enrolled in this class.
  2. 2. When water changes from gas to a liquid.
  3. 5. Second longest river in the world.
  4. 6. a body of porous rock or sediment saturated with groundwater
  5. 9. Large frozen raindrops that typically fall during thunderstorms. Can grow in size up to golfball-sized, baseball-sized or even bigger!
  6. 10. ___ water makes up roughly 97% of Earth's water such as the water found in the oceans.
  7. 11. artificial lake formed by damming a river.
  8. 12. The Water _____ is processes which water circulates between the Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land via precipitation and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.
  9. 14. _____ currents are the ocean current caused by wind that flows near the top of the water.
  10. 15. Only about 2-3% of Earth's water is this type of water.
  11. 20. the regular rising and falling of Earth’s surface waters twice a tidal day as a result of the Moon’s and Sun’s gravity.
  12. 21. A _____ Flood is a rapid type of flooding.
  13. 24. Water that precipitates in a liquid form
  14. 26. Longest river in the world
  15. 27. Smaller than an ocean and typically partially surrounded by land
  16. 29. The water _____ is the level below which the ground is saturated with water.
  17. 32. when water changes from liquid to gas.
  18. 33. Frozen precipitation that falls in light crystalized flakes.