LESSON 3 HYDROSPHERE

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Across
  1. 2. gently sloping shallow area that extends outward from a continent
  2. 5. underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
  3. 8. the process by which water vapor becomes liquid water
  4. 9. as you descend deeper and deeper into the depths of the ocean the temperature _________.
  5. 10. in which the molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas
  6. 11. the amount of FRESH WATER in the hydrosphere
  7. 12. steep edge of the continental shelf
  8. 14. the water vapor is given off through the leaves in a process
  9. 15. a hole sunk into the Earth to reach a supply of water
  10. 16. the land area that supplies water to a river system
Down
  1. 1. continuous process from with water moves from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back again
  2. 3. volcanic mountain that rises from the ocean floor
  3. 4. LONG mountain chains on the ocean floor that are in constant change
  4. 6. the water that forms in clouds and falls to Earth in the form of rain snow hail or sleet
  5. 7. long DEEP VALLEY on the OCEAN floor
  6. 13. broad area covered with thick mud and silt