Water systems crossword
Across
- 3. 76% ice, 23% groundwater, 0.34% lakes rivers and wetlands, 0.66 gaseous water soil moisture and other water
- 4. Heat from what passes through the atmosphere, reaching Earth's surface
- 6. Water vapour, transpiration, and respiration are all types of _______ water
- 8. Is a mass of ice and overlying snow that moves slowly down a mountain slope under the influence of gravity
- 9. ________ hemisphere has 81% ocean and 19% land
- 13. It is estimated that 1/3 of the world's __________ exists underground
- 15. Means more flooding and increased erosion
- 18. Surface, underground and condensation are all types of ______ water
- 20. Exists in all soils and the depth differs from every region
- 21. The ability of a material to absorb heat
Down
- 1. Human activities that put more CO2 and other gases into the atmosphere and the heat that gets trapped
- 2. an area with a small localized climate that differs from the climate around it
- 5. Is an area of land in which all water present eventually drains into one large main water body
- 7. Mountain glaciers, ice sheets and ice shelves are all types of _____ water
- 10. A threat to watersheds
- 11. ________ hemisphere has 61% ocean and 39% land
- 12. Means that the ability of wildlife and fauna need to withstand the changed environment
- 14. Water has a higher heat capacity than ____ and ___ (add a comma instead of a space)
- 16. Is water that is found underground or in the groundwater zone
- 17. upper surface of the groundwater zone is called the __________
- 19. What the winds from Hurricane Hazel reached