Earth Cycles Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. the trapping of heat by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that absorb energy; moderates temperatures
  2. 6. occurs when water on the surface changes to water vapor
  3. 9. the evaporation that occurs from the land along with the transpiration together
  4. 11. water that exists in the ground either in the soil or in rock layers below the surface.
  5. 12. underground layer of porous rock or soil that is saturated with groundwater
  6. 13. the cycle that moves nitrogen through the abiotic and biotic parts of ecosystems
  7. 16. weathering that changes the chemical composition of minerals that form at high temperatures and pressures to minerals that are stable at the Earth’s surface.
  8. 17. changes solid rock into pieces
Down
  1. 1. weathering that breaks rocks into smaller pieces without altering their chemical composition.
  2. 2. water that flows over the land from precipitation or melting of snow or ice.
  3. 3. process in which water falls from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  4. 5. occurs when ice and snow change directly into water vapor
  5. 7. process in which water seeps into the ground
  6. 8. occurs when plants release water vapor through the pores of leaves
  7. 10. takes place globally: above, on, and below Earth.
  8. 14. the transport of weathered materials and sediments by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
  9. 15. the process in which water vapor changes to tiny droplets of liquid water