Environmental Ch. 2

3. The ______ is the long-term average of weather conditions. It is recorded in a particular place over a long period of time
5. The layer of the atmosphere where people can live and breathe is the _______
7. Water that falls to the earth in the form of rain, hail, or snow
9. The hot center of Earth is called the ______
10. In the process of __________, water vapor rises into the atmosphere, where it cools and changes from vapor to liquid
12. The ________, the solid surface of the earth, contains rock and soil
14. Evaporation and ______ are the two ways water returns to the atmosphere in the water cycle
16. The moment-by-moment conditions in the air

1. The ________ consists of water about ground, below ground, and in the air
2. The ______ depicts the movement of water. It shows how water goes from the air to Earth and back to the air (two words)
4. The solid surface and interior of the earth
6. The layer of air that surrounds the earth
8. Blue-green algae called ______ use sunlight to make their own food. They also add oxygen to the earth's atmosphere
11. The ______ plays the largest role in weather production
13. Something that provides scientists with clues to the earth's past climate (two words)
15. The _______ cycle does not affect the weather