Across
- 3. the amount of carbon exchanged between Earth's carbon pools
- 6. when water turns into gas
- 9. Earth's surface is constantly being shaped by flows of wind, water and ice
- 10. the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth
- 11. the process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide
- 13. the level below which the ground is saturated with water.
- 14. permeation of a liquid into something by filtration.
- 16. a process by which a chemical is converted from a liquid solution into a solid crystalline state.
- 17. the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution
- 19. the transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas phase
- 20. an idealized cycle of processes undergone by rocks in the earth's crust
- 21. rock that is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
- 22. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
Down
- 1. the series of processes by which carbon compounds are interconverted in the environment
- 2. water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
- 4. all the waters on the earth's surface
- 5. any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere
- 7. A hot fluid that comes from within the earths crust
- 8. rocks that have become changed by intense heat or pressure while forming
- 9. types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of small particles
- 12. a natural fuel such as coal or gas
- 15. when excess stormwater, meltwater, or other sources flow over the Earth's surface.
- 18. the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land