Water System Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. A slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.
  2. 5. The quality or degree of being saline.
  3. 6. Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.
  4. 9. All the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds.
  5. 10. Cycle The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.
Down
  1. 1. Warming/Climate Change A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants.
  2. 2. Basin Any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water.
  3. 4. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  4. 7. The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
  5. 8. The science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.