Across
- 3. movement of water (and nutrients) across Earth’s surface
- 5. evaporation of water from plant leaves
- 7. fuels long-term carbon storage from buried organic material (coal, oil, natural gas)
- 11. storage location for elements or compounds (e.g., ocean, atmosphere, soil)
- 12. effect
- 14. flow of water into the ground to recharge aquifers
- 15. water vapor cools to liquid forming clouds
Down
- 1. water stored underground in aquifers
- 2. layer of rock or sediment holding groundwater
- 4. downward movement of water into soil and rock layers
- 6. any process, location, or system that absorbs or stores a substance or energy from the environment, temporarily or permanently removing it from a cycle.
- 8. any process, location, or system that releases a substance or energy into the environment, adding it to a cycle.
- 9. processes that release minerals or nutrients from rocks
- 10. rain, snow, sleet, or hail returning water to Earth
- 13. liquid water changes to vapor
