Water Systems Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 5. What effect do oceans have on coastal areas?
  2. 9. What natural feature forms when the pressure of snow turns it into ice
  3. 10. What happens when carbon dioxide traps heat in the atmosphere
  4. 13. What percentage of the Southern Hemisphere is ocean
  5. 14. What do we call the process of water vapor accumulating in the air
  6. 17. What is the effect of greenhouse gases trapping heat in the atmosphere
  7. 19. What happens to glaciers when temperatures rise
  8. 20. How does sunlight reach Earth's surface through the atmosphere
Down
  1. 1. What happens to glaciers when unusual weather lasts for months in high mountains
  2. 2. What is linked to the shrinking and growing of glaciers
  3. 3. Which region has more landmass than the other: the Northern or Southern Hemisphere
  4. 4. Why does water heat up slower than land or air
  5. 6. What wind speed is needed for a waterspout to become a hurricane
  6. 7. What do we call small, localized climate areas
  7. 8. What type of storm occurs over water, creating a spinning wind vortex
  8. 11. What do we call large storms over oceans
  9. 12. What phenomenon shows how large water bodies influence global climate
  10. 15. What do we call tornadoes that form over water
  11. 16. What causes water to hold heat longer than air or land
  12. 18. What percentage of the Northern Hemisphere is ocean