The Hydrosphere Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• adiabatic : the cooling that occurs when a gas expands and the other conditions stay the same
• residence time : the average time a given particle will stay in a given system
• transpiration : evaporation of water from plants
• firn : a dense, icy pack of snow
• hydrosphere : the sum of all water on the planet
• hydro logic cycle : the process by which water is continuously exchanged between earth's various water sources
• precipitation : water falling from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet or hail
• water table : the line between the water-saturated soil and the soil that is not saturated with water
• percolation : the process by which water moves downward in the soil, toward the water table
• photo chemical : the type of smog cause by large amounts of industrial and automobile pollution, usually a brownish haze
• distillation : evaporation and condensation of a mixture to separate out the mixture's individual components
• salinity : a measure of the mass of dissolved salt in a given mass of water
• nuclei : small airborne particles upon which water vapor condenses to form clouds is called cloud condensation _ .
• calving : process by which icebergs are formed