Across
- 2. budget: The balance between inputs, outputs, and storage in Earth's water systems.
- 3. off: The flow of water from land to bodies of water like rivers and oceans.
- 7. Water stored beneath the Earth's surface in porous rock.
- 9. The release of water vapor from plants into the atmosphere.
- 13. water: Ancient, non-renewable water trapped underground.
- 14. The total amount of water on Earth's surface, including oceans, lakes, and rivers.
- 15. surplus: Excess of water input over output in a system.
- 16. system: A self-contained environment with no exchange of matter.
Down
- 1. The process of liquid water turning into vapor.
- 4. The rates of water movement between different reservoirs.
- 5. potential energy: Energy due to the elevation of water, influencing its movement.
- 6. stores: Reservoirs where water is stored, like oceans and glaciers.
- 8. Water into a system, like rainfall and irrigation.
- 10. The process of water replenishment of underground aquifers.
- 11. Frozen component of Earth's water.
- 12. Water losses from a system, such as evaporation and transpiration.
