Lesson 1.1 - Water on Earth
Across
- 7. water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock
- 8. 30% of the freshwater on Earth is not above ground but here, hence the name
- 10. 3% of the water on Earth is classified as not saltwater but this
- 13. 70% of the freshwater on Earth is locked up as ____, found at both of the poles
- 14. rivers and these hold less than 1% of all freshwater on Earth
- 15. rain, snow, sleet, and hail are examples of this
- 16. this is ocean on the east coast of the US
Down
- 1. occurs when water changes from a liquid to water vapor
- 2. energy from this drives the water cycle
- 3. 97% of the water on Earth is in the ___ and in salt lakes too
- 4. occurs when water is released by the leaves of plants as water vapor
- 5. this is the ocean on the west coast of the US
- 6. a cycle that moves water from the Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back again
- 9. water in the form of a gas
- 11. excess precipitation moves across land as this
- 12. the place where an organism lives and obtains all the things it needs to survive