Water, weather, and Climate

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Across
  1. 3. Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers
  2. 4. The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity
  3. 8. The boundary between an advancing warm air mass and a receding cooler air mass
  4. 10. Based on probability
  5. 12. A body of air extending over a large area
  6. 13. The change from a gas state to a liquid state
  7. 16. Energy from the Sun that reaches Earth as visible light, ultraviolet radiation, and infrared (heat) radiation
  8. 20. A map or chart that shows the weather conditions at a specific point in time
  9. 22. The border between an advancing cold air mass and a retreating warm air mass
  10. 23. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky
Down
  1. 1. When water soaks into the ground and moves downward through spaces in
  2. 2. Change of a liquid to a vapor or gas
  3. 5. The total kinetic (motion) energy of the tiny particles that make up matter
  4. 6. The constant movement of water through the land, air, oceans, and living things
  5. 7. Similar weather for a certain number of days
  6. 9. A prediction or estimate of future events
  7. 11. Features on the surface of Earth
  8. 13. The formation of highly ordered, solid structures
  9. 14. Directional movements of ocean water
  10. 15. The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another
  11. 17. To soak up or take something in
  12. 18. The process by which plants lose water
  13. 19. Winds that act as a heat transfer system due to the unequal heating of Earth’s surface
  14. 21. The day-to-day state of the atmosphere