Water & Atmosphere

2. The area of land that is drained by a
4. The water cycle process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water.
7. 3rd layer of the atmosphere. The top of this layer is the coldest part of the atmosphere!
9. 4th layer of atmosphere that get warmer with height!
11. the part of the water cycle that flows over land as surface water instead of being absorbed into groundwater.
14. the combined processes by which water moves from the earth's surface into the atmosphere.
16. Water that contains waste from homes or industries.
19. Second layer of the Earth's atmosphere which extends from the top of the troposphere to about 30 miles. Clouds rarely form here
20. As water travels below the surface it reaches a level where the rock/soil is saturated known as the water ______ .
22. The water cycle process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor.
25. the process of removing salt from seawater.
26. _____water is water that is found beneath Earth's surface.
28. any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the Earth.

1. solid form of water
3. the lowest layer of the atmosphere, extending from the earth's surface to a height of about 6 miles.
5. Layer(s) of gasses surrounding a planet.
6. outer most layer of Earth's atmosphere in which air is thinnest and no longer a continuous medium.
8. The percentage of total rock that has spaces/gaps for liquid to fill.
10. a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere.
11. ______ zones are areas where water infiltrates through the permeable rock and sediment but the saturated zone is at a depth.
12. Only about 3% of Earth's water is this type of water.
13. Structure built across rivers to control water flow.
15. The ability of a rock (or soil) to allow water to flow through it.
17. The flowing network of joining rivers and streams is called a river ______.
18. the conversion between the solid and the gaseous phases of matter, with no intermediate liquid stage.
21. a hole that is dug or drilled to reach groundwater
22. This planet is often called "the water planet" or "Blue Planet.
23. artificial lake formed by damming a river.
24. Name of the largest watershed in the United States.
27. An underground formation that contains groundwater.