Across
- 2. blanket of gases that surrounds Earth
- 9. top of the saturated zone
- 10. excess water reaches the plants' surface and evaporates
- 11. breaks the hydrogen bonds in the water molecule causing evaporation
- 13. the separates the rest of space from outer space
- 14. process by which groundwater becomes surface water
- 17. type of an aquifer that is covered by soil
- 18. a zone above the groundwater table contains soil, rocks, air, and water
- 21. is the largest source of fresh water on Earth
Down
- 1. the aurora borealis is located in this layer of the atmopshere
- 3. zone all of the pores and rock fractures are filled with water
- 4. ground water is stored in bodies of rock and or sediment
- 5. amount of OPEN space inside rocks or soil
- 6. area of land that is cover with water most of the year. It purifies adn absorbs water
- 7. all of the water drains into a common outlet
- 8. the ozone layer is located in this layer of the atmosphere
- 12. measure of how water flows through rocks or soil
- 15. type of an aquifer that is covered by impermeable layers of rock or clay
- 16. meteors burn up in this layer of the atmosphere
- 18. type of water cycle where humans extract, process, distribute, and consume water
- 19. all weather occurs in this layer of the atmosphere
- 20. process by which surface water trickles down and enters an aquifer