Water and Renewable Resources Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• solar energy : one example of a renewable resource
• deposition : the process in which sediment is laid
• erosion : how does groundwater affect the environment?
• global warming : the long-term heating of earth's surface
• surface runoff : the unconfined flow of water over the ground surface
• ocean : a continuous body of salt water contained in huge basins on earth
• carbon monoxide : the most common pollutant
• solar cells : what converts solar to electricity?
• dry ice : one example of sublimation
• condensation : the process of molecules of water vapor becoming liquid water
• geothermal energy : the heat within the earth
• water cycle : the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth’s ocean, atmosphere, and land.
• valleys : what is the most common land feature rivers can form?
• precipitation : any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to earth
• solar energy : energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy
• evaporation : the process by which water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as a water vapor
• plant uptake : the process by which water in the soil is drawn into plants
• fossil fuels : the energy-rich substances formed from the remains of organisms
• greenhouse effect : greenhouse gasses trap the heat from the sun
• infiltration : when the ground quickly absorbs water.
• biomass : the total quantity or weight of organisms in a given area or volume
• natural resources : anything in the environment that humans use
• nitrogen : the most common gas in the atmosphere
• coal : one example of a non-renewable resource