Criss Cross

3. bacteria temporarily lock up nutrients for their own use
5. all living things on Earth and the environments where they exist.
7. liquid water changes to vapor
9. phosphate settles in oceans forming new rocks
10. movement of rock layers bringing nutrients back to surface
11. layer of rock or sediment holding groundwater
12. storage location for elements or compounds (e.g., ocean, atmosphere, soil)
14. flow of water into the ground to recharge aquifers

1. rain, snow, sleet, or hail returning water to Earth
2. Cycle movement of elements through living organisms and the environment
4. water vapor cools to liquid forming clouds
6. all water on, above, and below Earth’s surface
8. any process, location, or system that releases a substance or energy into the environment, adding it to a cycle.
13. any process, location, or system that absorbs or stores a substance or energy from the environment, temporarily or permanently removing it from a cycle.
15. gases surrounding Earth, forming the air and weather systems.