environmental science

5. – downward movement of water into soil and rock layers
7. – the solid parts of Earth, including rocks, soil, and landforms.
8. – movement of water (and nutrients) across Earth’s surface
9. - any process, location, or system that absorbs or stores a substance or energy from the environment, temporarily or permanently removing it from a cycle.
10. – all living things on Earth and the environments where they exist.
13. – the gases surrounding Earth, forming the air and weather systems.
14. – liquid water changes to vapor
15. – water vapor cools to liquid forming clouds

1. – rain, snow, sleet, or hail returning water to Earth
2. – all water on, above, and below Earth’s surface
3. - any process, location, or system that releases a substance or energy into the environment, adding it to a cycle.
4. – processes that release minerals or nutrients from rocks
6. – evaporation of water from plant leaves
11. – storage location for elements or compounds (e.g., ocean, atmosphere, soil)
12. cycle – movement of elements through living organisms and the environment