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