Across
- 4. The process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots from small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere.
- 5. The transfer of heat through matter by communication of kinetic energy from particle to particle.
- 6. The second-lowest layer of earths atmosphere.
- 9. The downward movement of water through soil and rock due to gravity.
- 11. zone Characterized by having a climate that is warm in the summer, cold in the winter, and moderate in the spring and fall.
- 12. cycle The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and returned to the atmosphere by evaporation, and transpiration.
- 13. Material that is used to stop the passage of electricity, heat, or sound from one conductor to another.
Down
- 1. Rate a which a particular soil is able to absorb rainfall or irrigation.
- 2. The gas and aerosol envelope that extends from the ocean, land, and ice-covered surface of a planet outward into space.
- 3. The conversion of a substance (such as water) from the vapor state to a denser liquid or solid state usually initiated by a reduction in temperature of the vapor.
- 5. The frozen water part of the earth system.
- 7. humidity The amount of water vapor in the air at any given time is usually less than that required to saturate the air. Expressed as a percentage.
- 8. Energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles.
- 10. The average course or condition of the weather at a place usually over a period of years exhibited by temperature, wind velocity, and precipitation.