Water Systems

3. the _____ is an underground water reservoir
4. What type of water exists underground?
8. Name one of the states that the frozen water in shrinking glaciers releases as.
13. What is an area with a small localized climate variation that differs from the larger climate area around it called?
14. What kind of storm starts as a thunderstorm over warm ocean water?
16. What is it called when concentrated gases get trapped in the atmosphere and block heat from getting reflected into space?
17. What was the name of the ice sheet that covered all of Canada 10,000 years ago?
18. What takes longer than air to absorb heat?
19. Has the Antarctic ice sheet been growing or shrinking in recent years?

1. What water state is transpiration?
2. The ______ are well known for the winter storms they help create.
5. What is a mass of ice called?
6. What is the ability of a material to absorb heat called?
7. The last great expansion of ________ ended about 10,000 years ago.
9. If the path of a hurricane takes it over land, what could happen?
10. What forms hold the most fresh water?
11. A ______ is an area of land where all the water drains into one large main water body
12. What’s the word that refers to how much salt dissolves in water?
15. When a period of warming occurs, Earth's glaciers and ice sheets begin to disappear. What is the period called?