Across
- 2. measure of the mass of dissolved salt in a given mass of water
- 7. the process by which water moves downward, in the soil toward the water table
- 9. _________cycle/The process by which water is continuously exchanged between earth's various water sources
- 11. water falling from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
- 12. largest source of liquid freshwater
- 13. largest source of freshwater on earth
- 17. cloud______ _______: small airborn particles upon which water vapor condenses to form clouds
Down
- 1. evaporation of water from plants
- 3. sum of all water on a planet
- 4. _____________cooling: The cooling of a gas that happens when the gas expands with no way of getting more energy
- 5. The average time a given particle will stay in a given system
- 6. come from glaciers
- 8. The line between the water's saturated soil and the soil that is not saturated with water
- 10. process in which a gas turns into a liquid
- 14. vast majority of water on earth is_________since more than 97% of earth water supply is in the oceans
- 15. evaporation and condensation of a mixture to separate out the mixture's individual components
- 16. dense, icy pack of old snow