Water Systems Crossword

3. Earth is surrounded by an atmosphere made up of a mixture of ________, including water vapour.
6. Warmer temperatures mean that precipitation is more likely to fall as ____ instead of snow.
10. What layer is above the aquifer?
12. A small area with a localized climate that differs from the larger climate around it is called a ___________.
13. When snow builds up over time, what does it create?
16. Where do all water eventually drain into one main water body?
18. What was the ice sheet that once covered much of Canada?
19. The southern hemisphere is made up of 81 percent of what?
20. What is a large glacier that covers the land called?

1. What term refers to the ability of a material to absorb heat?
2. What is the term called when a period of warming occurs and Earth's glaciers and ice sheet begins to disappear?
4. What state is 76% of all fresh water on Earth?
5. Has the Antarctic ice sheet been growing or shrinking in recent years?
7. When glaciers melt and get smaller, they are said to be ___________.
8. Hurricanes and less severe storms are more commonly found in the _________ provinces.
9. When a period of global cooling occurring, Earth's temperatures decline, and ice begins to __________.
11. Which takes longer to absorb heat, water or air?
14. More of Canada’s freshwater exists underground than on the _________.
15. The underground fresh water reservoir is called an ______.
17. What is the term that describes the amount of salt dissolved in water?