Across
- 2. Solid form of water
- 5. The primary factor causing glaciers to melt
- 8. Any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to earth is called?
- 11. What is the upper surface of the groundwater zone called?
- 14. A small area with a climate different from its surroundings
- 15. A place where water is naturally stored
- 17. The percentage of earth's surface covered by water
- 18. An area of land where water drains into one large body
- 19. When water vapor cools and forms clouds it is called?
- 20. What has a higher heat capacity than air or land?
Down
- 1. A large area covered with glaciers is called?
- 3. Glaciers can shrink or grow depending on the earths?
- 4. what refers to the ability of a material to absorb heat?
- 6. A type of water that has less than 1 percent dissolved salts
- 7. What is a storm that starts out as a thunderstorm over warm ocean waters?
- 9. The process where water changes states in a continuous cycle
- 10. When snow builds up overtime what does it create?
- 12. A type of water with salinity averaging 3.5 percent
- 13. The melting of ice leading to a rise in sea level is called?
- 16. The term that describes the total dissolved salts in water