G8 Water Systems Vocab. Review

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Across
  1. 4. water that falls from the clouds in any form
  2. 5. the movement of air or water due to temperature differences
  3. 7. huge destructive wave caused by water displacement at sea
  4. 12. the level of water underground, can be impacted by too much or too little rain (2 words)
  5. 14. a storm that includes lots of rain and lightning
  6. 15. area of land that drains water from higher land to lower land
  7. 20. water that is usually inland and has a very low salinity
  8. 22. a long period of unusally high temperatures (2 words)
  9. 27. the kind of water that is safe to drink (2 words)
  10. 29. when water turns from a gas into a liquid
  11. 30. water filters gradually through the ground
  12. 32. the rotation of the Earth forces currents and storms to spin in a specific direction (2 words)
  13. 33. large, powerful windstorm that forms over the ocean
  14. 35. an uncontrolled fire in a forested area caused by lack of precipitation
  15. 37. a winter storm that has high winds and lots of snow
Down
  1. 1. chunks of ice that fall from the sky, usually occurs during thunderstorms
  2. 2. water that collects below the earth's surface
  3. 3. includes all of the frozen water on Earth
  4. 6. the transformation of water because of plants
  5. 8. rapid downhill movement of snow and ice
  6. 9. overflowing of water beyond its normal area
  7. 10. a measurement of the amount of evaporated water in the air
  8. 11. water that collects above the ground (2 words)
  9. 13. Permeable rock that can either contain or transmit groundwater
  10. 16. the sun's rays do this to water
  11. 17. water with a high level of salinity
  12. 18. rapid downhill movement of soil, rocks, and boulders
  13. 19. includes all of the liquid water on earth
  14. 21. water that flows downhill, but not in a river or stream
  15. 23. the lowest part of a watershed where water collects aboveground
  16. 24. the never-ending process of transforming water from one form to another (2 words)
  17. 25. a layer of air and evaporated water surrounding the earth
  18. 26. atmospheric conditions right now
  19. 28. a winter storm that involves almost-frozen rain falling and freezing on surfaces (2 words)
  20. 31. the movement of water due to temperature and salinity differences
  21. 32. weather patterns over a long period of time
  22. 34. the movement of water due to the gravity of the moon
  23. 36. a long period of unusually low precipitiation