Across
- 6. water that collects on the surface of the ground.
- 7. conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its becoming liquid.
- 8. the process of turning from liquid into vapor.
- 9. water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock
- 10. a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas
- 13. Cycle the series of processes by which nitrogen and its compounds are interconverted in the environment and in living organisms, including nitrogen fixation and decomposition
- 15. the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.
- 17. a colorless, odorless unreactive gas that forms about 78 percent of the earth's atmosphere
Down
- 1. water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
- 2. a poisonous, combustible nonmetal which exists in two common allotropic forms
- 3. cycle the series of processes by which carbon compounds are interconverted in the environment
- 4. the chemical element of atomic number 6
- 5. the loss or removal of nitrogen or nitrogen compounds.
- 11. The process by which bacteria in soil and water oxidize ammonia and ammonium ions and form nitrites and nitrates
- 12. the exhalation of water vapor through the stomata.
- 14. cycle the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land
- 16. a colorless, odorless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air
