Water in the word: Terminology
Across
- 4. A system of winds that are rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure
- 8. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
- 10. The conversion of a vapour or gas to a liquid
- 12. The demand for a good or service is greater than the availability of the good or service
- 13. Water in its frozen, solid form
- 14. A large area of water surrounded by land
- 17. Giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea
- 19. A very large expanse of sea
- 20. An overflow of water onto normally dry land
Down
- 1. Another word for rain
- 2. Massive bodies of slowly moving ice
- 3. Precipitation that forms when water vapor freezes
- 5. A natural watercourse that carries fresh water
- 6. The process that changes liquid water to gaseous water
- 7. Water that has infiltrated the ground to fill the spaces between sediments and cracks in rock
- 9. A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level
- 11. The process of water vapor being released from plants and soil
- 15. A clear thin liquid that has no colour or taste when it is pure
- 16. A ribbon-like body of water that flows downhill from the force of gravity
- 18. When there is more water than land can absorb