Across
- 5. What is a small area with different climate conditions called?
- 6. What happens to sea levels when ice melts?
- 8. What is a material’s ability to absorb heat called?
- 12. What effect do large water bodies have on nearby climates?
- 14. What underground layer stores large amounts of water?
- 15. What happens to ocean salinity when freshwater ice melts?
- 16. What is the upper surface of the groundwater zone called?
- 17. Where is most of Earth’s fresh water stored?
- 18. What term describes the amount of dissolved salt in water?
- 19. What is a long period of global temperature decrease called?
Down
- 1. What is a period when glaciers shrink called?
- 2. Why does water heat up more slowly than land?
- 3. What mainly causes glaciers to retreat?
- 4. What effect traps heat in Earth’s atmosphere?
- 7. What covers about 70 percent of Earth’s surface?
- 9. What is fresh water found below Earth’s surface called?
- 10. What causes heavy snowfall near the Great Lakes?
- 11. What major feature strongly influences global climate?
- 13. What do you call an area of land where water drains into one main body?
- 18. What causes glaciers to grow larger?