Across
- 3. Water that moves across the land surface and into streams and rivers rather than soaking into the earth
- 4. In the water cycle, the change of state from liquid to a gas, movement of surface water to the atmosphere
- 7. Water above the surface of the land, including lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, floodwater, and runoff.
- 8. In the water cycle, a change of state from a gas to a liquid due to a cooling or compression.
- 9. the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
- 10. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- 11. Flow of water from the land surface into the subsurface beneath the earth's crust; downward movement of water through the soil.
- 13. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
- 14. a lowland area, such as a marsh or swamp, that is saturated with moisture, especially when regarded as the natural habitat of wildlife.
- 16. The process of purifying water to make it suitable for consumption and utilization
- 17. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
- 18. A body of porous rock or sediment layers that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater.
- 19. Non-living things found within the ecosystem such as water, soil, sunlight, temperature
- 20. any water that has been used by humans. This includes human sewage, water drained from showers, tubs, sinks, dishwashers, washing machines, water from industrial processes, agricultural and storm water runoff.
- 21. Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists, including land, water, and the atmosphere.
Down
- 1. The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust.
- 2. all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds.
- 3. an area of the Earth's surface from which water percolates down into an aquifer
- 5. loss of water as a gas vapor from a plant through the pores in its leaves
- 6. Water held under the surface of the earth's crust; water in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.
- 12. Rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water.
- 15. A layer of permeable rock or soil in which the cracks & pores are COMPLETELY FILLED with water
- 18. A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth that is a component of the water cycle