Across
- 1. a naturally occurring solid composed of minerals, rock fragments, and sometimes other materials such as organic matter
- 7. water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere
- 10. the long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region
- 11. water that is stored in cracks and pores beneath the Earth's surface
- 12. a solid part of Earth
- 13. the series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock
- 14. a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
- 16. the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time
Down
- 2. the process by which a gas changes to a liquid
- 3. a process which plants release water vapor through their leaves
- 4. the parts of Earth and the surrounding atmosphere where there is life
- 5. a system containing all Earth's water
- 6. the process that moves large bodies of Earth materials to higher elevations
- 8. the process of a liquid changing to gas at the surface of the liquid
- 9. the series of natural processes by which water continually moves through out hydrosphere
- 10. a frozen portion of water on Earth's surface
- 15. a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition