Across
- 1. Areas of land that drain water into a common body of water.
- 3. The long-term weather patterns of an area.
- 6. The ability of air to hold moisture.
- 9. The process of ice turning into liquid water.
- 10. The energy that drives weather patterns and water cycles.
- 11. A small area with different weather conditions from its surroundings.
- 13. An underground layer of water-bearing rock.
- 15. The process where water vapor turns into liquid droplets.
- 18. Large masses of ice that move slowly over land.
- 19. The wearing away of land by wind, water, or ice.
Down
- 2. The process where water changes from liquid to gas.
- 4. The frozen continent surrounding the South Pole.
- 5. Half of the Earth, divided by the equator.
- 7. Structures dug into the ground to access groundwater.
- 8. The layer of gases surrounding Earth.
- 12. The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, receiving the most sunlight.
- 14. Frozen precipitation that forms in cold temperatures.
- 16. A large body of saltwater smaller than an ocean.
- 17. A large piece of freshwater ice floating in the ocean.
- 20. Extreme weather events influenced by water in the atmosphere.