Across
- 3. storage location for elements or compounds
- 6. the gases surrounding Earth, forming the air and weather systems
- 7. movement of water (and nutrients) across Earth’s surface
- 9. all living things on Earth and the environments where they exist
- 10. downward movement of water into soil and rock layers
- 11. evaporation of water from plant leaves
- 14. all water on, above, and below Earth’s surface
- 15. water vapor cools to liquid forming clouds
Down
- 1. water stored underground in aquifers
- 2. the solid parts of Earth, including rocks, soil, and landforms
- 4. liquid water changes to vapor
- 5. processes that release minerals or nutrients from rocks
- 8. any process, location, or system that releases a substance or energy into the environment, adding it to a cycle
- 12. any process, location, or system that absorbs or stores a substance or energy from the environment, temporarily or permanently removing it from a cycle
- 13. rain, snow, sleet, or hail returning water to Earth
