Hydrologic Cycle

4. Any form of water (rain, snow, sleet, hail) that falls from clouds to the Earth's surface.
5. The frozen portion of the hydrosphere, including glaciers, polar ice caps, and permafrost.
6. The part of Earth that contains all the water, including oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and ice.
9. Large scale movements of water in the oceans, driven by wind, salinity, and temperature differences, affecting global climate patterns.
10. The warming of Earth's atmosphere caused by the trapping of heat from the Sun by gasses in the atmosphere.
13. The process by which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform or landmass.
14. The process by which water seeps into the ground, replenishing groundwater supplies.
15. The regions of Earth where living organisms exist, including land, water, and air.
16. The process by which water vapor turns directly into solid water skipping the condensation phase.
18. The effect of human activities on Earth's systems, including pollution, deforestation, and urbanization.
21. The process by which liquid water is converted into solid ice or precipitation such as snow or hail.
22. The process by which liquid water is converted into water vapor, entering the atmosphere.
23. The long-term average of weather patterns in a particular region.

1. The short-term state of the atmosphere, including temperature, humidity, wind, and precipitation.
2. The ways in which different Earth systems (atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, geosphere) affect and influence one another.
3. The solid part of Earth, consisting of rocks, minerals, and landforms.
7. Water that flows over Earth's surface, eventually entering streams, rivers, or other bodies of water.
8. The continuous movement of water on, above, and below Earth's surface through processes like evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff.
11. The process by which natural forces (water, wind, ice) move weathered rock and soil from one location to another.
12. The process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets, forming clouds.
17. The process by which solid water turns directly into water vapor skipping the melting phase.
19. The process by which solid water is converted into liquid water.
20. The process by which carbon moves between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere, playing a key role in supporting life and regulating climate.