Hydrosphere Review
Across
- 3. 97% of Earth's water
- 6. any type of liquid or solid water that falls to earth's surface
- 8. an attraction between molecules of the same substance
- 9. water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers
- 11. when rock has spaces that allows water to move through
- 12. an area of land where the surface water and groundwater drain into a particular body of water
- 13. saltwater is more _______ and sinks to the bottom of an estuary
- 15. 3% of Earth's water
- 16. an ecosystem where all water runoff drains into a single body of water
- 17. evaporation of water form the leaves of a plant
Down
- 1. name for when salt and fresh water mix
- 2. spots on the ocean floor where hot gases and minerals escape from earth's interior into the water
- 4. all the water in Earth's oceans, lakes, seas, rivers, and glaciers plus all the water in the atmosphere
- 5. the amount of salt dissolved in water
- 7. in water molecules there are two _________ atoms
- 8. the change of state from a gas to a liquid
- 10. an attraction between molecules of different substances
- 14. responsibility for conserving and restoring the Earth's resources for future generations
- 18. in water molecules there is one __________ atom