Vocabulary

2. CYCLE The series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock.
4. The process that moves large bodies of earth materials the higher elevations.
5. The long term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region.
6. Water that is stored in cranes and pores beneath earths surface.
9. The system containing all earth s water.
10. A statement of what will happen next in the sequence of events.
12. A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
14. The atmospheric condition, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time.
16. The process of a liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid.

1. The parts of earth and the surrounding atmosphere where there is life.
3. A thin layer of gases surrounding earth.
7. CLCLE The series of natural processes by which water continually moves throughout the hydrosphere.
8. The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves.
11. The process by which a gas changes to a liquid.
13. The solid part of earth.
15. The frozen portion of water on earths surface.