Science Water and the Atmosphere

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Across
  1. 4. an underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
  2. 8. the average annual conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area.
  3. 9. the process by which water is lost through a plant's leaves
  4. 10. an environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce
  5. 12. The top of the saturated zone, it depth to the ground water under the earth surface
  6. 14. The layer of rock and soil above the water table in which the pores contain air as well as water
  7. 17. the continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
  8. 19. Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
Down
  1. 1. A characteristic of material such as clay and granite through which water does not easily pass
  2. 2. characteristic of a material that contains connected air spaces or pores that water can seep through easily
  3. 3. a large stream of moving water that flows through the ocean
  4. 5. the concentration of dissolved salts in water
  5. 6. and abnormal climate event that occurs every 2 to 7 years in the Pacific ocean causing changes in winds, currents, and weather patterns for 1 to 2 years
  6. 7. the effect of earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents
  7. 11. a well in which water rises because of pressure within the aquifer
  8. 13. The area of permeable rock or soil in which the cracks and pores are totally filled with water
  9. 15. the process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas
  10. 16. water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers.
  11. 18. a climate event in the eastern Pacific Ocean in which the surface waters are colder than normal.