The Earth's water
Across
- 5. The amount of water vapor the air holds depends on the ________.
- 7. Almost all of the Earth's water is ____ _____.
- 9. The changing of liquid to vapor or gas.
- 10. Underground rock layer of water-bearing permeable rock.
- 12. The changing of excess water vapor into liquid water.
- 13. When clouds gather more water than they can hold, they release moisture which falls to the Earth as ________.
- 14. Streams may combine to form a ________.
Down
- 1. Water ________ rising from the oceans, other bodies of water, and plants is gathered in the air.
- 2. The movement of the Earth's water.
- 3. The place where the river empties out into another body of water is its ________.
- 4. Warm, less ________ air holds more water vapor than does cool air.
- 6. The process of removing the salt from salt water to make freshwater.
- 8. Around only 3% of Earth's water is ________.
- 11. The sun's ________ causes evaporation.