Across
- 2. water that flows or collects beneath the Earth's surface in saturated soil or aquifers.
- 6. rain or other precipitation containing a high amount of acidity.
- 8. to change from a liquid state into vapor.
- 10. the part of the world in which life can exist; living organisms and their environment.
- 11. precipitation, snow melt, or other water that flows onto the land but is not absorbed into the soil.
- 12. The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
- 14. an underground reservoir of water that rests in a layer of sand, gravel, or rock that holds the water in pores or crevices.
- 15. the gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth; the air.
- 16. The deposition of silt, sand, rock, and other matter carried by water.
- 18. the layer of ground where all the spaces in the soil or rock are completely filled up with water.
- 19. the water cycle
- 20. to change from a gaseous state to a liquid.
Down
- 1. the passage of water through a plant to the atmosphere.
- 3. a form of water such as rain, snow or sleet
- 4. Average weather conditions over time
- 5. all of the Earth's water
- 7. The process of purifying water to make it safe to return to the environment.
- 9. Downward movement of water through soil.
- 13. water that soaks into and refills an aquifer.
- 17. precipitation that runs off the land surface and is collected in ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, and wetlands.