Hyrdosphere Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• saltwater : if a body of water has no means of getting rid of water except evaporation, does it contain salt or fresh water?
• condensation : the process by which a gas turns into a liquid is
• smog : mixture of smoke and fog due to large amounts of industrial and automobile pollution.
• percolation : the process by which water moves downward in the soil toward the water table.
• residence : the average time a given particle will stay in a given system is
• thermal : this time of pollution affects an ecosystem due to temperature changes that are severe.
• adiabatic : the cooling of gas that happens when the gas expands with no way of getting more energy.
• fog : a cloud formed over the ground.
• accumulation : snowfall turning to ice.
• increase : if a sample of gas is compressed & nothing is allowed to change, will the temp. increase or decrease?
• firn : dense, ice pack of old snow
• precipitation : the hydrologic cycle responsible for making glaciers
• hydro logic : this cycle is the process by which water is continuously exchanged between earth's various water sources.
• groundwater : the largest source of freshwater on the planet.
• salinity : a measure of the mass of dissolved salt in a given mass of water.
• transpiration : the evaporation of water from plants is known as
• calving : makes icebergs.
• oceans : the majority of the earth's water resides in the
• distillation : evaporation and condensation of a mixture to separate out the mixture's individual components.