Across
- 3. in water.
- 5. water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.
- 6. word origin and
- 8. basin A drainage basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet,
- 10. atmosphere is the layer of gas that surrounds Earth.
- 12. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- 13. cycle the cycle of processes by which water circulates
Down
- 1. The scientific study of the properties,
- 2. warming a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to then greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants.
- 4. All of the Earth's water, including surface water
- 7. the earth's oceans,
- 9. a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.
- 11. Salinity is the measure of all the salts
