Climate Vocabulary Crossword

Average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.
Plants releasing water to the atmosphere.
Water changing from a liquid to a gas
Water flowing over the surface of the Earth.
This is when water enters the ground.
This is the top edge of soil underground that is saturated.
The movement of water against the pull of gravity.
The ability of water to flow through a rock or soil.
The emty air spaces in a rock or soil.
This energy is released by the sun.
This is the portion of solar radiation that reaches the Earth.
This is the amount of time something lasts.
This is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a material one degree Celsius.
There are gasses that will allow the relatively short wavelength energy from the Sun, but trap the longer wavelength energy released by the Earth.