Water Systems Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Solid form of water
  2. 5. The primary factor causing glaciers to melt
  3. 8. Any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to earth is called?
  4. 11. What is the upper surface of the groundwater zone called?
  5. 14. A small area with a climate different from its surroundings
  6. 15. A place where water is naturally stored
  7. 17. The percentage of earth's surface covered by water
  8. 18. An area of land where water drains into one large body
  9. 19. When water vapor cools and forms clouds it is called?
  10. 20. What has a higher heat capacity than air or land?
Down
  1. 1. A large area covered with glaciers is called?
  2. 3. Glaciers can shrink or grow depending on the earths?
  3. 4. what refers to the ability of a material to absorb heat?
  4. 6. A type of water that has less than 1 percent dissolved salts
  5. 7. What is a storm that starts out as a thunderstorm over warm ocean waters?
  6. 9. The process where water changes states in a continuous cycle
  7. 10. When snow builds up overtime what does it create?
  8. 12. A type of water with salinity averaging 3.5 percent
  9. 13. The melting of ice leading to a rise in sea level is called?
  10. 16. The term that describes the total dissolved salts in water