environmental science

2. – layer of rock or sediment holding groundwater
6. – movement of water (and nutrients) across Earth’s surface
8. – rain, snow, sleet, or hail returning water to Earth
10. – the solid parts of Earth, including rocks, soil, and landforms.
11. – flow of water into the ground to recharge aquifers
15. – storage location for elements or compounds (e.g., ocean, atmosphere, soil)
16. – the gases surrounding Earth, forming the air and weather systems.
18. – water vapor cools to liquid forming clouds
19. – downward movement of water into soil and rock layers

1. – evaporation of water from plant leaves
3. – liquid water changes to vapor
4. – all living things on Earth and the environments where they exist.
5. – all water on, above, and below Earth’s surface
7. cycle – movement of elements through living organisms and the environment
9. – processes that release minerals or nutrients from rocks
12. fuels – long-term carbon storage from buried organic material (coal, oil, natural gas)
13. - any process, location, or system that releases a substance or energy into the environment, adding it to a cycle.
14. – water stored underground in aquifers
17. - any process, location, or system that absorbs or stores a substance or energy from the environment, temporarily or permanently removing it from a cycle.