Water Systems

5. When snow builds up over time, it creates_______
6. _______ from the sun passes through the atmosphere, reaching earths surface.
8. Heat capacity = the ability of a material to absorb ______
9. What has a higher heat capacity than land or air?
10. 97% of earths water is _____ water.
13. Inside a greenhouse is an example of a ________
15. The 3 states of water are: liquid, gaseous and ______.
16. If the temperature stays cold, more snow falls, and the glaciers _________
17. What do streams and lakes empty into?
18. When unusual weather lasts over several months or years in high mountain areas, it will affect the size of the ________ there.

1. Upper surface of ground water zone is called the ________
2. What is the name of canadas worst hurricane?
3. A microclimate is an area with a small localized climate that differs from the _______ around it.
4. As more snow builds up, the pressure from all that weight condenses the snow to turn it into _________.
7. Hurricanes start from _______ over the ocean.
10. If temperatures rise, they melt and _________ in size.
11. More of canadas ______ water exists underground. then on the surface.
12. ________ are built to access ground water.
14. What is the underground freshwater reservoir?
16. What type of water is evaporation?