Importance of Water in Plant Growth

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Across
  1. 6. similar to a cloud, but it is in contact with the ground.
  2. 7. tendency of water molecules to stick together
  3. 8. form as water vapor condenses into tiny droplets or frozen crystals
  4. 9. water absorbed by plants is lost to the atmosphere in a process called _____
  5. 11. water in the form of droplets that appears on objects such as grass in the morning or evening
  6. 14. amount of water vapor in the air as compared to the amount of water vapor the air can hold at a certain temperature
  7. 15. change in matter of a substance to a denser phase
  8. 16. _____ humidity is the ratio of water vapor to “dry air plus water vapor” in a particular volume
  9. 19. temperature at which droplets form
  10. 21. air temperatures are low enough, dew freezes and is called _____
  11. 22. disolves most chemicals
Down
  1. 1. exchange of water between earth and its atmosphere
  2. 2. large underground reserves of water
  3. 3. water found in pores, cracks, and openings in soil and rock
  4. 4. ability of molecules of one substance to adhere to a different substance
  5. 5. uniform mixture of two or more substances
  6. 10. _____ humidity is the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor in the mixture to the saturated vapor pressure of water at a given temperature
  7. 12. limpness to the plant tissue
  8. 13. includes the forms of water that fall from the sky
  9. 17. form of evaporation in which water vaporizes from ice without becoming water first
  10. 18. _____ humidity is the amount of water in a volume of air
  11. 20. process by which water leaves the surface of the earth and becomes water vapor