water cycle Crossword Puzzles

Water Cycle 2020-09-29

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where most of Earths water is located
  2. Measures humidity
  3. Measures temperature
  4. The constant movement of water on Earth
  5. evaporation from plants/leaves
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  1. Measures wind direction
  2. Measures wind speed
  3. Measures air pressure
  4. Changing of water to water vapor
  5. Water moving to a lower surface area
  6. Water vapor changing to tiny droplets of water
  7. Measures rain amount
  8. When liquid water falls back to Earth

13 Clues: Measures humidity • Measures wind speed • Measures temperature • Measures rain amount • Measures air pressure • Measures wind direction • evaporation from plants/leaves • Changing of water to water vapor • Water moving to a lower surface area • Where most of Earths water is located • When liquid water falls back to Earth • The constant movement of water on Earth • ...

Water Cycle 2020-09-30

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. source source we are powered by this
  2. cycle another name fro a water cycle
  3. water that isn't in the soil that goes into lakes, rivers, and oceans
  4. water lost in the atmosphere
  5. water turns from liquid to gas
  6. rain, snow, sleet, hail
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  1. water water that is lower in the earth
  2. water moving from land to soil
  3. gas turns back into liquid
  4. the water from a plant evaporating into the clouds
  5. another word for groundwater
  6. 96.5 percent of water
  7. a body of water that is shaped like a squiggly line

13 Clues: 96.5 percent of water • rain, snow, sleet, hail • gas turns back into liquid • water lost in the atmosphere • another word for groundwater • water moving from land to soil • water turns from liquid to gas • cycle another name fro a water cycle • water water that is lower in the earth • source source we are powered by this • ...

Water Cycle 2024-04-17

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. excess water that flows downhill
  2. an area of land formed by sediment at the mouth of a river
  3. the process by which water changes from a gas to a liquid state
  4. the change of water from a liquid state to a gas state due to an increase in temp.
  5. the gradual wearing away of rock or soil by water wind or ice
  6. long ridge of sand formed in a body of water by currents or tides
Down
  1. water held underground
  2. the path water takes
  3. act or process by which wind or water sets down sediment
  4. water found above ground on land
  5. the gaseous state of water
  6. particles of dirt and rock that are carried by water
  7. rain snow sleet or hail

13 Clues: the path water takes • water held underground • rain snow sleet or hail • the gaseous state of water • excess water that flows downhill • water found above ground on land • particles of dirt and rock that are carried by water • act or process by which wind or water sets down sediment • an area of land formed by sediment at the mouth of a river • ...

Water cycle 2023-02-01

Water cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. watę in the state of nas is .............
  2. the container with flowing water
  3. the biggest container of water
  4. the layer above the ground, surrending the Earth
  5. the process of getting farmer
  6. the small water coming down from the mountains
Down
  1. the process when water changes info gas
  2. the process when water evoporates and salt left
  3. process of gathering things,there is more them
  4. the first of them appear in the sky before rain
  5. the action hen the rain,snow, hail appears
  6. the balls of snow falling from the sky
  7. the huge layer of ice in the North

13 Clues: the process of getting farmer • the biggest container of water • the container with flowing water • the huge layer of ice in the North • the balls of snow falling from the sky • the process when water changes info gas • watę in the state of nas is ............. • the action hen the rain,snow, hail appears • process of gathering things,there is more them • ...

water cycle 2024-12-17

water cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the biggest source of water on earth
  2. is the cycle
  3. is when evaporates out of plant leaves
  4. flow to the ocean
  5. is water that has been absorbed into the ground
  6. forms water vapor
  7. powers the water cycle
  8. is a low area where water collects
  9. happens when surface water gets absorbed into the ground
Down
  1. forms clouds
  2. rain/snow
  3. is water flowing over the land surface
  4. occurs when surface water soaks into or out of the ground

13 Clues: rain/snow • forms clouds • is the cycle • flow to the ocean • forms water vapor • powers the water cycle • is a low area where water collects • the biggest source of water on earth • is when evaporates out of plant leaves • is water flowing over the land surface • is water that has been absorbed into the ground • happens when surface water gets absorbed into the ground • ...

Water Cycle 2022-12-08

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Products of water vapor condensation in the atmosphere that fall to the ground (rain, snow, sleet, graupel, and hail).
  2. Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in the rock.
  3. Process of water moving through a plant and evaporating out of the leaves, stems, and flowers.
  4. Process of a gas changing into a liquid
Down
  1. Process of a solid changing directly into a gas without passing through the liquid phase (ice turning into a gas).
  2. Process of water slowly moving through a filter
  3. Water in the gaseous phase.
  4. The draining away of water from the surface of the land.
  5. A state of matter that expands freely into any available space
  6. Process of water moving from the ground surface into the soil.
  7. Process of a liquid changing into a gas
  8. A state of matter that flows freely but is of constant volume.
  9. Process of a substance gathering into an area

13 Clues: Water in the gaseous phase. • Process of a liquid changing into a gas • Process of a gas changing into a liquid • Process of a substance gathering into an area • Process of water slowly moving through a filter • The draining away of water from the surface of the land. • A state of matter that expands freely into any available space • ...

Water Cycle 2025-11-18

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - clouds that form close to the ground
  2. - highest energy of matter
  3. - when gas changes directly into a solid
  4. - lowest energy of matter
  5. cycle - another name for water cycle
  6. - necessary in molecules changing form
  7. - when water changes from a gas to a liquid
  8. - when the clouds reach their maximum holding capacity
Down
  1. - when water changes from a liquid to a gas
  2. - medium energy of matter
  3. - things that are suspended in the air to make water condense and form clouds
  4. - when a certain volume of air is holding all the water vapor it can hold.
  5. - tiny moving particles

13 Clues: - tiny moving particles • - medium energy of matter • - lowest energy of matter • - highest energy of matter • cycle - another name for water cycle • - clouds that form close to the ground • - necessary in molecules changing form • - when gas changes directly into a solid • - when water changes from a liquid to a gas • - when water changes from a gas to a liquid • ...

Water Cycle 2021-01-08

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water that falls from the clouds to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
  2. continuous movement of water through the oceans, atmosphere, ground and living things
  3. process in which water seeps into the ground through holes in the dirt and cracks in rocks
  4. a simple chemical compound, each molecule contains 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom
  5. process in which water vapor changes into water
  6. release of water vapor into the atmosphere from the leaves of plants
  7. process in which water changes into water vapor
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  1. average amount of time a substance remains in a reservoir
  2. fresh water found below Earth's surface
  3. process in which a solid changes directly into a gas without going through the liquid state
  4. water that has little or no dissolved salts
  5. storage location for a substance such as water
  6. precipitation that flows over the surface of the land

13 Clues: fresh water found below Earth's surface • water that has little or no dissolved salts • storage location for a substance such as water • process in which water vapor changes into water • process in which water changes into water vapor • precipitation that flows over the surface of the land • average amount of time a substance remains in a reservoir • ...

Water Cycle 2020-09-30

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. precipitation that hasn't evaporated
  2. when water evaporates from plants
  3. an area of land were water collects
  4. any form of water falling from the sky
  5. when water changes from a liquid to a gas
  6. water locked up in it's present state
  7. large amounts of water in the ground
Down
  1. when snow or ice becomes a gas
  2. groundwater that gets stuck in between rocks
  3. when water seeps into the soil
  4. the highway to transfer water
  5. when water vapor turns into a liquid
  6. the path that water takes

13 Clues: the path that water takes • the highway to transfer water • when snow or ice becomes a gas • when water seeps into the soil • when water evaporates from plants • an area of land were water collects • precipitation that hasn't evaporated • when water vapor turns into a liquid • large amounts of water in the ground • water locked up in it's present state • ...

Water - Cycle 2021-07-01

Water - Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this is the water.
  2. is the colour of water.
  3. the water cycle is very.
  4. big frozen balls.
  5. the evaporation floats up to.
  6. the first main stage of the water cycle.
  7. ice but not completely
Down
  1. there are 4 main.
  2. the last stage.
  3. we normally water these.
  4. the most common thing to fall down.
  5. we need water for good smell.
  6. shredded up ice.

13 Clues: the last stage. • shredded up ice. • there are 4 main. • big frozen balls. • this is the water. • ice but not completely • is the colour of water. • we normally water these. • the water cycle is very. • we need water for good smell. • the evaporation floats up to. • the most common thing to fall down. • the first main stage of the water cycle.

WATER CYCLE 2024-03-20

WATER CYCLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers.
  2. When water soaks into the ground and moves downward through spaces in soil and rocks.
  3. The formation of highly ordered, solid structures from particles in a solution.
  4. the constant movement of water through the land, air, oceans, and living things.
  5. The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity.
  6. To soak up or take something in.
  7. The change from a gas state to a liquid state.
  8. Rainfall and surface water that drain or flow from the land into streams, rivers, lakes or the ocean.
Down
  1. Change of a liquid to a vapor.
  2. Energy from the Sun that reaches Earth as visible light, ultraviolet radiation and infrared (heat) radiation.
  3. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky
  4. The total kinetic (motion) energy of the tiny particles that make up matter; the faster the particles move the warmer the matter becomes.
  5. The force that causes objects with mass to attract to one another.

13 Clues: Change of a liquid to a vapor. • To soak up or take something in. • The change from a gas state to a liquid state. • Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky • The force that causes objects with mass to attract to one another. • The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity. • ...

water cycle 2023-10-23

water cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. means to spread out
  2. is a wirling motion that moves
  3. are oceans currents on top
  4. is human made places to collect and store water
  5. continued move meant of water
  6. the falling to earth of any form
  7. changing liquid into water
Down
  1. is a underground water reservor of water
  2. is slowy moving body of ice
  3. are the rising and falling patterns
  4. the changer state from water vapor to liquied
  5. is a series of events that happens
  6. the proces of water

13 Clues: means to spread out • the proces of water • are oceans currents on top • changing liquid into water • is slowy moving body of ice • continued move meant of water • is a wirling motion that moves • the falling to earth of any form • is a series of events that happens • are the rising and falling patterns • is a underground water reservor of water • ...

project 2020-12-14

project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. step 4 of the water cycle
  2. uniform, grayish clouds
  3. the lower part of the mantle.
  4. between the mantle and the inner core.
  5. water without salt in it
  6. dark gray clouds associated with continuous falling rain or snow
  7. step 6 of the water cycle
  8. describes all the water on Earth.
  9. appear as gray, puffy masses that form in groups
  10. is the only substance on Earth that is naturally found as solid ice and gas
  11. Oxygen and silicon are often found bound together. Together, they form
  12. the total mass of that element compared to the mass of other elements
  13. the top layer of the geosphere
  14. innermost layer of Earth.
  15. crust that covers the ocean floor.
  16. step 7 of the water cycle
  17. gray or blue-gray, made of ice crystals and water droplets
  18. step 1 of the water cycle
  19. outermost layer of the atmosphere.
  20. water with salt in in
  21. Describes all the ice on earth.
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  1. step 3 of the water cycle
  2. the outermost layer or shell of Earth.
  3. large collections of tiny “cloud droplets.”
  4. describes all the living things on Earth.
  5. the middle layer of Earth.
  6. describes all the rocks found on and in Earth’s ground.
  7. low puffy, gray clouds
  8. slabs of lithosphere covered with crust.
  9. the total volume of that element compared to the volume of other elements
  10. step 2 of the water cycle
  11. made of hot, solid rock.
  12. covers Earth’s surface and is found within Earth.
  13. call the movement of water around Earth
  14. the upper part of the mantle.
  15. describes the air on Earth.
  16. contains more than 80% of all gas found in the atmosphere.
  17. step 5 of the water cycle
  18. crust that makes up the continents.

39 Clues: water with salt in in • low puffy, gray clouds • uniform, grayish clouds • water without salt in it • made of hot, solid rock. • step 3 of the water cycle • step 4 of the water cycle • step 6 of the water cycle • step 2 of the water cycle • innermost layer of Earth. • step 7 of the water cycle • step 5 of the water cycle • step 1 of the water cycle • the middle layer of Earth. • ...

I can statements 2016-06-14

I can statements crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what separates the CRWS from other watersheds?
  2. long sentences
  3. how does paving a street affect runoff?
  4. water cycle first process
  5. how can runoff be prevented?
  6. fresh water percentage
  7. how does excessive well pumping pollute the water?
  8. a place where water is held and cleaned
  9. water cycle second process
  10. smallest place where fresh water is located
  11. are oceans fresh water?
Down
  1. biggest place where freshwater is located
  2. why is most fresh water non usable?
  3. amount of saltwater on the earth
  4. water cycle third process
  5. not replenished
  6. simple, erosion, runoff
  7. won't be used up

18 Clues: long sentences • not replenished • won't be used up • fresh water percentage • simple, erosion, runoff • are oceans fresh water? • water cycle first process • water cycle third process • water cycle second process • how can runoff be prevented? • amount of saltwater on the earth • why is most fresh water non usable? • how does paving a street affect runoff? • ...

Water Cycle 2021-09-15

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. holds 96.5% of the earth’s water
  2. large amounts of water stored in the ground
  3. The process of snow and ice changing into water vapor without melting first
  4. makes the rain fall and the water from high elevations flow
  5. the area of land where all the water that falls in it and drains off of it goes to the same place
  6. When groundwater moves from plant to plant from their leaves
  7. rain, snow, sleet, hail
  8. Precipitation that did not get absorbed into or evaporated.
Down
  1. vapor in the air changes to a liquid water
  2. The downward movement of water from the land surface into soil or porous rock
  3. Process when water changes from a liquid to a gas
  4. Atmosphere Superhighway
  5. another name for groundwater

13 Clues: Atmosphere Superhighway • rain, snow, sleet, hail • another name for groundwater • holds 96.5% of the earth’s water • vapor in the air changes to a liquid water • large amounts of water stored in the ground • Process when water changes from a liquid to a gas • makes the rain fall and the water from high elevations flow • ...

Water Cycle 2016-03-02

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A rock layer that stores ground water and allows it to flow.
  2. Water that flows across the land and enters rivers and streams. It eventually flows into lakes and the ocean.
  3. The downward movement of water through soil and rock due to gravity.
  4. Cycle: The continuous movement of water between the Earth and its atmosphere.
  5. The water evaporates from the leaves of plants and moves into the air.
  6. The region of land drained by a river system.
Down
  1. Water Water at the surface of the earth.
  2. Vaporization that occurs at the surface of a liquid below the liquid's boiling point.
  3. Water The water beneath the Earth's surface.
  4. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds to the Earth's surface.
  5. To soak or fill to the point where no more can be absorbed.
  6. The change of state from a gas to a liquid.
  7. A rock's ability to let water pass through it.

13 Clues: Water Water at the surface of the earth. • The change of state from a gas to a liquid. • Water The water beneath the Earth's surface. • The region of land drained by a river system. • A rock's ability to let water pass through it. • To soak or fill to the point where no more can be absorbed. • A rock layer that stores ground water and allows it to flow. • ...

Water Cycle 2023-12-05

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. centre of the solar power
  2. day to day patterns of temperature, moisture, and winds
  3. a body of water surrounded by land
  4. water from lakes, rivers, and oceans is heated and becomes water vapor
  5. water from plants becomes water vapor and goes into the atmosphere
  6. occurs when there is excessive precipitation and the ground is saturated.
  7. frozen flakes that fall from the sky during winter
  8. a large stream of water
Down
  1. water water below the ground
  2. water droplets in the clouds fall as rain, snow, hail, etc
  3. a visible mass in the sky made of water or ice droplets
  4. when water gathers in lakes, seas, or oceans we call that
  5. water vapor in the atmosphere cools and forms water droplets on dust particles

13 Clues: a large stream of water • centre of the solar power • water water below the ground • a body of water surrounded by land • frozen flakes that fall from the sky during winter • day to day patterns of temperature, moisture, and winds • a visible mass in the sky made of water or ice droplets • when water gathers in lakes, seas, or oceans we call that • ...

Water Cycle 2023-12-05

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Frozen rivers
  2. Liquid being cooled to a solid
  3. Liquid being heated and turning into a gas
  4. Gas being cooled into a liquid
  5. Water that is in the ground
Down
  1. When plants release water vapor
  2. An underground layer of rock or sand that contains water
  3. When water in the form of ice, rain, sleet, hail, or snow, falls to Earth
  4. solid being heated to a liquid
  5. Stored Water
  6. Water that does not soak into the soil but instead moves on the Earth's surface toward streams
  7. Water in its solid form
  8. When water is in its gas form it is called water _________

13 Clues: Stored Water • Frozen rivers • Water in its solid form • Water that is in the ground • solid being heated to a liquid • Liquid being cooled to a solid • Gas being cooled into a liquid • When plants release water vapor • Liquid being heated and turning into a gas • An underground layer of rock or sand that contains water • ...

Water Cycle 2024-04-30

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The thing that happens when water gets heated
  2. The form of matter that water is
  3. The form of matter that rocks are
  4. The liquid that makes up a lot of Earth
  5. What water vapors become
Down
  1. Water forms that fall from the sky
  2. The aftermath of condensation
  3. A form of water that is in liquid form
  4. A form of water that is cold but hard
  5. The form of matter that air is
  6. A form of water that is cold but soft
  7. A large body of water
  8. Bodies of water that are a considerable size

13 Clues: A large body of water • What water vapors become • The aftermath of condensation • The form of matter that air is • The form of matter that water is • The form of matter that rocks are • Water forms that fall from the sky • A form of water that is cold but hard • A form of water that is cold but soft • A form of water that is in liquid form • ...

Water cycle 2022-08-30

Water cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky
  2. Water found in oceans (and a few lakes) that contains 3-4% salt
  3. The movement of water on a surface to areas of lower elevation
  4. Change in state of matter from a liquid to a vapor or gas
  5. Water found in rivers, lakes, glaciers, and ice sheets and underground that contains low concentrations of salt
  6. Change in state of matter from a gas to a liquid
Down
  1. water in the form of a gas
  2. The water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock. It is stored in and moves slowly through geologic formations of soil, sand and rocks called aquifers.
  3. The process of surface water being absorbed into the ground.
  4. A buildup or gathering of water that occurs over time
  5. Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
  6. The constant movement of water through the land, air, oceans, and living things
  7. The entire body of saltwater that covers about 71% of Earth

13 Clues: water in the form of a gas • Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant • Change in state of matter from a gas to a liquid • A buildup or gathering of water that occurs over time • Change in state of matter from a liquid to a vapor or gas • The entire body of saltwater that covers about 71% of Earth • Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky • ...

water cycle 2023-08-31

water cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The release of water vapor into the atmosphere by plants through small openings in their leaves.
  2. An area of land where all the water that falls within it drains into a common outlet, like a river or lake.
  3. A natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored, such as a lake or a dam.
  4. The movement of water from the surface into the soil, contributing to groundwater.
  5. A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container, like water.
  6. vapor Water in its gaseous state present in the atmosphere.
  7. The process in which a substance transitions directly from a solid to a gas without passing through the liquid phase.
Down
  1. Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
  2. A measure of how hot or cold something is.
  3. The process where a liquid, like water, changes into a vapor or gas due to heating or exposure to the air.
  4. The process by which water vapor in the air cools down and changes into liquid water, forming clouds or dew.
  5. runoff Rainwater that flows over the ground surface rather than being absorbed into the soil.
  6. A term used for the gaseous phase of a substance, like water vapor.

13 Clues: A measure of how hot or cold something is. • vapor Water in its gaseous state present in the atmosphere. • A term used for the gaseous phase of a substance, like water vapor. • A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container, like water. • The movement of water from the surface into the soil, contributing to groundwater. • ...

Water Cycle 2025-01-20

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water changes from a liquid to a gas, energy is added
  2. clouds close to the ground
  3. water collects in riers, oceans and other bodies of water
  4. another name for the water cycle
  5. when water falls to the ground
  6. water is ___ for life, needed, required
Down
  1. to move from one place to answer
  2. when plants 'sweat' water out of their leaves
  3. when water goes from a gas to a liquid phase, what clouds are made of
  4. when water sinks into the ground
  5. where carbon dioxide and water leave the plant
  6. and underground storage area for water
  7. this word means able to sustain life, ex. Earth is a ___ planet. root word- habit

13 Clues: clouds close to the ground • when water falls to the ground • to move from one place to answer • when water sinks into the ground • another name for the water cycle • and underground storage area for water • water is ___ for life, needed, required • when plants 'sweat' water out of their leaves • where carbon dioxide and water leave the plant • ...

Water Cycle 2025-01-15

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water that contains no or little dissolved salt.
  2. The process that changes liquid water to water vapor. The water comes from the leaves of plants
  3. Water that contains dissolved salt
  4. A particular location where water can remain for a long time
  5. The amount of time a molecule stays in a reservoir
  6. The process by which water soaks into the ground
  7. Solid, Liquid, or Gas. the forms in which matter can exist.
Down
  1. Water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface.
  2. Water vapor turns into Liquid water. In the water cycle this happens high in the atmosphere
  3. The process that changes liquid water to water vapor. The water comes from a body of water.
  4. Precipitation that runs over the surface of the land.
  5. The tendency for water molecules to stick together
  6. The transfer of water between different reservoirs.

13 Clues: Water that contains dissolved salt • Water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface. • Water that contains no or little dissolved salt. • The process by which water soaks into the ground • The tendency for water molecules to stick together • The amount of time a molecule stays in a reservoir • The transfer of water between different reservoirs. • ...

Ecology Part 2 2023-03-02

Ecology Part 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the movement of water molecules from a solution with a high concentration of water molecules to a solution with a lower concentration of water molecules
  2. a biogeochemical cycle that describes the continuous movement of water
  3. biological occurrence wherein the output of a system amplifies the system
  4. process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water
  5. long-term warming of the planet's overall temperature.
  6. any external solution that has a high solute concentration and low water concentration compared to body fluids.
  7. source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level.
  8. chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates
  9. repeating cycle of processes during which nitrogen moves through both living and non-living things
  10. colourless, odourless, tasteless gas
Down
  1. passive movement of molecules or particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
  2. lower concentration of solutes than another solution.
  3. main sugar found in your blood
  4. series of chemical reactions that break down glucose to produce ATP
  5. biogeochemical cycle that describes the transformation and translocation of phosphorus in soil, water, and living and dead organic material.
  6. process of moving molecules across a cellular membrane through the use of cellular energy.
  7. an important heat-trapping gas, or greenhouse gas
  8. movement of substances across a cell membrane down their concentration gradients, which does not require energy.
  9. nature's way of reusing carbon atoms
  10. any external solution that has the same solute concentration and water concentration compared to body fluids.

20 Clues: main sugar found in your blood • nature's way of reusing carbon atoms • colourless, odourless, tasteless gas • an important heat-trapping gas, or greenhouse gas • lower concentration of solutes than another solution. • long-term warming of the planet's overall temperature. • source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level. • ...

Biochemical Cycles 2024-09-17

Biochemical Cycles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Chemical formula - P
  2. Cycle that releases carbon dioxide
  3. Chemical formula - C
  4. Nitrogen compounds oxidizing into nitrite and nitrate
  5. Chemical formula - H
  6. Water above ground
  7. Cycle
  8. Loss or removal of nitrogen
  9. Vapor cooling
Down
  1. Rain
  2. Chemical formula - O
  3. Water turning into vapor
  4. Cycle that renews water
  5. Water stored underground
  6. Evaporation from plants
  7. Chemical formula - N
  8. Snow/ice turning into a vapor

17 Clues: Rain • Cycle • Vapor cooling • Water above ground • Chemical formula - P • Chemical formula - O • Chemical formula - C • Chemical formula - H • Chemical formula - N • Cycle that renews water • Evaporation from plants • Water turning into vapor • Water stored underground • Loss or removal of nitrogen • Snow/ice turning into a vapor • Cycle that releases carbon dioxide • ...

Earth Systems 2025-03-13

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how plants get their energy
  2. cycle the cycle of how water moves around the earth
  3. where water meets land
  4. All living things
  5. all water
  6. cycle of how carbon moves
Down
  1. liquid to gas
  2. gas to liquid
  3. water falling to the earth
  4. all the air
  5. all rock and solid land
  6. water running from earths surface
  7. cycle the ever changing cycle of rocks

13 Clues: all water • all the air • liquid to gas • gas to liquid • All living things • where water meets land • all rock and solid land • cycle of how carbon moves • water falling to the earth • how plants get their energy • water running from earths surface • cycle the ever changing cycle of rocks • cycle the cycle of how water moves around the earth

Geography Water Cycle 2022-08-05

Geography Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake:
  2. the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere:
  3. (of a river or road) follow a winding course:
  4. fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbour.
  5. the process of scraping or wearing something away:
  6. the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents:
  7. the action of transporting someone or something or the process of being transported:
  8. partially burn so as to blacken the surface:
  9. a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it.
  10. an inclined part of a road or railway; a slope:
  11. the action or process of giving new energy or vigour to something:
  12. having the shape or form of a helix; spiral:
  13. a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward.
Down
  1. Crescent-shaped lake
  2. a line connecting the lowest points of successive cross-sections along the course of a valley or river.
  3. abrupt evolutionary change; sudden large-scale mutation:
  4. a branch of a river that does not return to the main stream after leaving it (as in a delta).
  5. a sudden flood in a river.
  6. a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline.
  7. (of two or more things) having parts that overlap or fit together:
  8. a deep natural underground cave formed by the erosion of rock, especially by the action of water.
  9. the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity:
  10. a fast-flowing and turbulent part of the course of a river:
  11. an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river.

24 Clues: Crescent-shaped lake • a sudden flood in a river. • partially burn so as to blacken the surface: • having the shape or form of a helix; spiral: • (of a river or road) follow a winding course: • an inclined part of a road or railway; a slope: • the process of scraping or wearing something away: • a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake: • ...

Water Cycle Crossword 2018-12-19

Water Cycle Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The main elements in the air we breathe are types of __________.
  2. Steam from boiling water is an example of _______.
  3. The vast majority of all water found on Earth contains _______, which makes it undrinkable.
  4. Thirty-two degrees is the _________ temperature of water.
  5. Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are examples of _____.
  6. When Sandy was digging up sand on a beach next to Lake Michigan. She found water deeply buried in the sand. She exclaimed that she had found a type of ___________.
  7. __________ percent of the Earth's water is salt water.
  8. Water from a faucet is _________ water because it does not contain any amount of salt.
  9. Condensation is a process which transforms gas into a type of __________. Water is an example of this substance.
Down
  1. The path that water goes through when one waters plants is a path called ___________.
  2. The process of dry ice melting is __________.
  3. Eyeglasses fogging up on a cold winter day when you walk into a warm building is a type of _______.
  4. The process is similar to perspiration by humans, and is done by trees.
  5. The process of _________ takes place after sublimation in drying clothes. This is how clothes are able to dry outside in the wintertime.
  6. Sally saw a piece of ice break off from a glacier. With this event, she witness the formation of a new _______________.
  7. _______ percent of the Earth's water is freshwater.
  8. Your breath is visible in the wintertime due to _______ gathering into tiny liquid droplets.
  9. Irrigation is an example of controlled ______.
  10. Ice was left outside in 50 degree temperature. A few hours later, it turned into water. This happened through the process of _________.
  11. The process of freezing something turns a substance from its liquid state to its _______ state.

20 Clues: The process of dry ice melting is __________. • Irrigation is an example of controlled ______. • Steam from boiling water is an example of _______. • Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are examples of _____. • _______ percent of the Earth's water is freshwater. • __________ percent of the Earth's water is salt water. • ...

APES Water Cycle 2020-10-12

APES Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mass of root tissue containing bacteria that convert nitrogen to energy useable by plants
  2. undecayed vegetation
  3. differing conditions from upper to lower layers
  4. bogs that are mainly fed by groundwater
  5. wetlands with trees
  6. the process of turning from liquid into vapor
  7. the draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure, etc
  8. the path of water through our environment (not water cycle)
  9. tiny, free-floating photosynthetic plants
  10. sharp temperature boundary
  11. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water
  12. a species variety of trees that grow in salt water
  13. top level of a body water
Down
  1. low, narrow, sandy islands
  2. shallow ecosystems in which the land surface is saturated or submerged at least part of the year
  3. bays where rivers empty into the sea
  4. the lowest level of a body of water
  5. shallow wetlands that flood with seawater
  6. areas of saturated ground, usually composed of deep layers of accumulated, undecayed vegetation
  7. coral expels its algal partner and then die
  8. depressions in rocky shorelines that are flooded at high tide but retain some water at low tide
  9. Cells break up sugars to get energy they can use
  10. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
  11. moderately salty
  12. carbon storage deposits

25 Clues: moderately salty • wetlands with trees • undecayed vegetation • carbon storage deposits • top level of a body water • low, narrow, sandy islands • sharp temperature boundary • the lowest level of a body of water • bays where rivers empty into the sea • bogs that are mainly fed by groundwater • shallow wetlands that flood with seawater • tiny, free-floating photosynthetic plants • ...

The Water Cycle 2021-04-08

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. clouds that look like small puffy balls
  2. high level clouds
  3. the cycle water takes
  4. tiny balls of ice between snow and ice
  5. Snow rain sleet hail
  6. a ground level cloud
  7. frozen balls of ice
  8. large piles of sand
  9. The process of materials being layed down
  10. air movement
Down
  1. how hot or cold it is
  2. low level clouds
  3. weather conditions over a long time
  4. the height above sea level
  5. air moving around
  6. how far a place is from the equator
  7. Movement of materials
  8. going from a gas to water vapor
  9. An ice glacier turning into a gas
  10. Going from a liquid to a gas

20 Clues: air movement • low level clouds • high level clouds • air moving around • frozen balls of ice • large piles of sand • Snow rain sleet hail • a ground level cloud • how hot or cold it is • the cycle water takes • Movement of materials • the height above sea level • Going from a liquid to a gas • going from a gas to water vapor • An ice glacier turning into a gas • ...

The Water Cycle 2023-06-12

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it is the continuous movement of water within the Earth and its atmosphere.; it is a complex system that includes many different processes.
  2. the process where ice and snow (solid) changes into water vapor (gas), skipping the liquid phase
  3. when the evaporation of liquid water from plants and trees into the atmosphere
  4. is the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area
  5. the process where liquid water changes into water vapor
  6. anything that has mass and takes up space; everything that exists is made up of it
  7. Movement of water into the ground (soil) from the surface
  8. the process where water vapor (gas) changes into ice (solid), skipping the liquid phase
  9. the condition of the Earth’s atmosphere at a given time with respect to air pressure, temperature, motion, and moisture.
Down
  1. the layer of gases surrounding Earth; its layers include the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere
  2. a variable property of weather, such as temperature, humidity, air pressure, or wind
  3. the behaviour of atoms and molecules have no definite volume or shape; the atoms and molecules move freely and spread apart from one another
  4. water vapor that has cooled and condensed into liquid water droplets or solid ice crystals which become visible
  5. Uptake Water taken from the groundwater flow and soil moisture up into the plant
  6. water stored below Earth’s surface
  7. the behaviour of atoms and molecules are relatively rigid; definite volume and shape; the atoms and molecules are attached to each other; they can vibrate in place but don’t move around
  8. is a body of porous rock or sediment saturated with groundwater; groundwater enters an aquifer as precipitation seeps through the soil; it can move through the aquifer and resurface through springs and wells
  9. River, lake, and stream transport of water and transport of ice in glaciers
  10. the behaviour of atoms and molecules are definite volume but able to change shape by flowing; the atoms and molecules are loosely bonded; they move around but stay close together
  11. clouds that are piled up from low to high levels and bring rain
  12. the mixture of gases surrounding Earth which include nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor, ozone, carbon dioxide, and other gases
  13. is the capacity or ability for doing work; there are many types, such as, potential, kinetic, thermal, electrical, chemical, and more
  14. the gaseous state of water; a variable gas that is found in Earth’s atmosphere
  15. Movement of water past the soil going deep into groundwater; the water moves downward in the soil, toward the water table
  16. the movement of solid, liquid, and gaseous water through the atmosphere
  17. water in any state (as in state of matter) that forms in the atmosphere and falls onto/into Earth

26 Clues: water stored below Earth’s surface • the process where liquid water changes into water vapor • is the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area • Movement of water into the ground (soil) from the surface • clouds that are piled up from low to high levels and bring rain • the movement of solid, liquid, and gaseous water through the atmosphere • ...

The Water Cycle 2013-04-14

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large accumulations of underground water in permeable rock, soil, or sand that are excellent sources of water.
  2. _______ is when solids in sewage are sent to settling tanks and larger particles settle to the bottom.
  3. Treated water that is released back into the environment.
  4. Water, whether liquid, solid, or gas, that contains a low concentration of dissolved salts.
  5. __________ __________ occurs when water vapour reacts with airborne pollutants, particularly sulfur dioxide and nitric oxide.
  6. When more rain falls and the water completely fills the spaces above an impermeable layer causing the soil to become saturated with water.
  7. The movement of water that influences our weather, keeps rivers and lakes full, purifies water, and sustains many forms of life is called _______ ________.
  8. Water that has soaked into the soil is called ________ _______.
  9. Long walls of soil built along the banks of a river to prevent flooding are called ________.
  10. The average concentration of salt in water.
Down
  1. Where rivers flow into an ocean, are affected by tidal action.
  2. A ________ is a flat area of land formed by sediment that has settled at the mouth of a river over many thousands of years.
  3. __________ is the breakdown of rock into sediments.
  4. The upper level of the saturated zone is called ____________.
  5. The process when so much water gathers in the clouds that the air currents can no longer keep it aloft.
  6. The wearing away of Earth's surface, caused by the movement of materials from one place to another is called ________.
  7. Runoff from riverbanks and the surrounding land carries _______, which includes gravel, sand, silt, and mud into the river.
  8. ________ _______ is water from sinks, baths, washing machines and toilets.
  9. action As water evaporates a process called ________ _______ draws more water up from below ground, due to the force of cohesion between water molecules and the force of adhesion between water molecules and soil particles.
  10. ________ ________ is rainwater and melted snow that run off streets and the surface of the land.
  11. A _______ ________ is a relatively flat area on either side of a river that floods when the water levels rise higher than normal and the river overflows its banks.
  12. When gravity causes the water to sink into the ground, dissolving salts and minerals as it moves through the spaces between the soil particles.
  13. As the current of a sediment-laden river slows, the sediment begins to settle to the bottom, a process called ________.

23 Clues: The average concentration of salt in water. • __________ is the breakdown of rock into sediments. • Treated water that is released back into the environment. • The upper level of the saturated zone is called ____________. • Where rivers flow into an ocean, are affected by tidal action. • Water that has soaked into the soil is called ________ _______. • ...

The Water Cycle 2014-01-07

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Uptake is how much water the plant absorbs and uses.
  2. the soil surface into streams.
  3. solid ice or snow
  4. Runoff is when precipitation travels over the soil surface to the nearest stream channel.
  5. is an example of a groundwater discharge. It is usually formed when the side of a hill, a valley bottom, or other excavation intersects at or below the local water table, below which the substrate is saturated.
  6. is condensation falling onto land in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow.
  7. the layer of air that surrounds the earth.
  8. store most of the Earth’s water; Over 70% of the Earth’s surface is ocean.
  9. runoff is when snow and ice melt into surface water and moves
  10. it occurs when the vapor turns directly
  11. Discharge the movement of water out of the ground.
Down
  1. occurs when the sun heats up water and it becomes vapor.
  2. occurs when air cools and the vapor collects into the cloud
  3. a mass of tiny droplets of water that condensed from the air.
  4. Vapor Water in a gaseous state.
  5. Storage includes wetlands, lakes, ponds, and large rivers that hold freshwater.
  6. is the downward movement of water from the land surface into the soil or porous rock.
  7. flow is the movement of water in a natural channel such as a river. The amount of water flowing in the stream is affected by the watershed’s surface runoff, springs, and groundwater discharge.
  8. To use a material more than once.
  9. solid water that turns into vapor.

20 Clues: solid ice or snow • the soil surface into streams. • Vapor Water in a gaseous state. • To use a material more than once. • solid water that turns into vapor. • it occurs when the vapor turns directly • the layer of air that surrounds the earth. • Discharge the movement of water out of the ground. • Uptake is how much water the plant absorbs and uses. • ...

Water Cycle Crossword 2014-04-15

Water Cycle Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sources of water flow over the land
  2. Layer of gases surrounding a planet
  3. Small column of liquid
  4. Any product of the condensation
  5. H20
  6. Water flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river
  7. Liquid water in the form of droplets
  8. gas phase of water
  9. filtering of fluids through porous materials
  10. Precipitation in the form of flakes
Down
  1. Movement of water
  2. Body of water with a current
  3. Gives of energy
  4. Form of solid precipitation
  5. Vaporization of a liquid
  6. Comes from the sun
  7. Physical state of matter from gas phase into liquid phase
  8. Body of saline water
  9. Rain and snow mixed
  10. Visible mass of liquid droplets

20 Clues: H20 • Gives of energy • Movement of water • Comes from the sun • gas phase of water • Rain and snow mixed • Body of saline water • Small column of liquid • Vaporization of a liquid • Form of solid precipitation • Body of water with a current • Any product of the condensation • Visible mass of liquid droplets • Sources of water flow over the land • Layer of gases surrounding a planet • ...

The Water Cycle 2018-03-15

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A geological formation containing ground water that can be used to supply wells or springs.
  2. runoff The process of snow and ice melting into surface water and moving across the soil surface into streams.
  3. The science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
  4. To cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid.
  5. The downward movement of water from the land surface into the soil or porous rock.
  6. Occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air.
  7. The means to which water is carried through the plants from the roots.
  8. It is usually formed on the side of a hill, or below the local water table.
  9. This includes wetlands, lakes, ponds, and large rivers that hold freshwater.
Down
  1. cycle The change and movement of the Earth’s water from liquid to vapor to solid.Down
  2. An area of land where all the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place.
  3. The star that is the source of light and heat for the solar system and powers the water cycle.
  4. The vertical and lateral movements of water through spaces between soil and rock layers.
  5. The opposite of evaporation; it occurs when air cools and the vapor collects into liquid form.
  6. Condensation falling onto land in the form of rain, sleet, hail, snow, and mist.
  7. Contain 96.5% of the world’s water supply and comprises over 70% of the Earth’s surface.
  8. The water that exists for long periods below the Earth’s surface.
  9. The journey water takes as it passes from the land
  10. A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.
  11. runoff This defines precipitation that travels over the soil surface to the nearest stream channel.

20 Clues: To cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid. • The journey water takes as it passes from the land • The water that exists for long periods below the Earth’s surface. • Occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air. • The means to which water is carried through the plants from the roots. • ...

The Water Cycle 2018-03-15

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The invisible, gaseous form of water.
  2. Contain 96.5% of the world’s water supply and comprises over 70% of the Earth’s surface.
  3. discharge The movement of water out of the ground.
  4. The process of snow and ice melting into surface water and moving across the soil surface into streams.
  5. A geological formation containing ground water that can be used to supply wells or springs.
  6. The change and movement of the Earth’s water from liquid to vapor to solid.Down
  7. Condensation falling onto land in the form of rain, sleet, hail, snow, and mist.
  8. The star that is the source of light and heat for the solar system and powers the water cycle.
  9. This includes wetlands, lakes, ponds, and large rivers that hold freshwater.
  10. To cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid.
Down
  1. An area of land where all the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place.
  2. The science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
  3. It is usually formed on the side of a hill, or below the local water table.
  4. Occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air.
  5. The means to which water is carried through the plants from the roots.
  6. The downward movement of water from the land surface into the soil or porous rock.
  7. This defines precipitation that travels over the soil surface to the nearest stream channel.
  8. The opposite of evaporation; it occurs when air cools and the vapor collects into liquid form.
  9. The vertical and lateral movements of water through spaces between soil and rock layers.
  10. The journey water takes as it passes from the land
  11. A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.

21 Clues: The invisible, gaseous form of water. • To cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid. • The journey water takes as it passes from the land • discharge The movement of water out of the ground. • Occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air. • The means to which water is carried through the plants from the roots. • ...

Water Cycle Crossword 2022-03-09

Water Cycle Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. transpiration The roots of plants absorb water from the ground.
  2. includes all organisms that drift with ocean currents
  3. steep sided depression, bowl
  4. trough carved in the ocean
  5. occurs when the droplet-laden clouds discharge themselves ad water falls to earth.
  6. valley smaller valley above the main trough
  7. productivity is the production of organic compounds from inorganic substances through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
  8. zone the part of the ocean in which there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis
  9. currents masses of ocean water that flow from one place to another
  10. currents movements of water that flow horizontally in the upper part of the ocean's surface
  11. trough u shaped valley
  12. the distance that the wind has traveled across open water
  13. zone open ocean of any depth
  14. The process by which water vapor in the atmosphere changes to its liquid state.
  15. zone beyond the continental shelf
  16. the water that hits land and does not either evaporate or infiltrate the ground
  17. tides tides that have the lowest tidal range, occurring near the times of the first-quarter phases of the moon
  18. organisms living organisms living on or in the ocean bottom
  19. currents vertical currents of ocean water that are caused by density differences among water masses
  20. the accumulation of sediment found along the shore of lake or ocean
  21. pyramid like peak
  22. the use of light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich glucose molecules
  23. regular changes in the elevation of the ocean surface
Down
  1. zone any sea-bottom surface regardless of its distance from shore and is mostly inhabited by benthos organisms
  2. is the total amount of solid material dissolved in water
  3. the movement of water from Earth's surface downward into porous rock or soil.
  4. tides tides that have the greatest tidal range due to the alignment of the Earth-moon-sun system.
  5. zone area of the surface created by the mixing of water by waves, currents, and tides
  6. zone is a subdivision of the benthic zone and includes the deep-ocean floor.
  7. zone area where land and ocean meet and overlap
  8. tidal a pattern that has a single high tide and a single low tide each tidal day
  9. level a feeding level in a food chain. Plants and algae make up the first level, followed by herbivores, and carnivores
  10. refraction is the bending of waves, and it affects the distribution of energy along the shore
  11. effect the deflection of currents away from their original course as a result of earth's rotation
  12. chain a sequence of organisms through which energy is transferred, starting with the primary producer
  13. range the difference in height between successive high and low tides
  14. the layer of ocean water between about 300 meters and 1000 meters where there is a rapid change of density with depth
  15. cover vegetation can slow the movement of runoff, so there is more time for
  16. zone seaward from the low-tide line
  17. the process by which certain microorganisms create organic molecules from inorganic nutrients using chemical energy
  18. web a group of interrelated food chains
  19. zone the upper part of the ocean into which sunlight penetrates
  20. The process by which liquid water changes to water vapor and enters the atmosphere as gas. Bodies of water Vast surface areas of oceans, rivers, lakes and other bodies of water.
  21. a thick mass of ice originating on land as a result of the compaction and recrystallization of snow.
  22. huge circular-moving current systems that dominate the surfaces of the oceans
  23. includes all animals capable of moving independently of the ocean currents, by swimming or other means of propulsion
  24. the rising of cold water from deeper layers to replace warmer surface water

47 Clues: pyramid like peak • trough u shaped valley • trough carved in the ocean • steep sided depression, bowl • zone open ocean of any depth • zone beyond the continental shelf • zone seaward from the low-tide line • valley smaller valley above the main trough • web a group of interrelated food chains • zone area where land and ocean meet and overlap • ...

Water Cycle Crossword 2022-03-09

Water Cycle Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. transpiration The roots of plants absorb water from the ground.
  2. includes all organisms that drift with ocean currents
  3. steep sided depression, bowl
  4. trough carved in the ocean
  5. occurs when the droplet-laden clouds discharge themselves ad water falls to earth.
  6. valley smaller valley above the main trough
  7. productivity is the production of organic compounds from inorganic substances through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
  8. zone the part of the ocean in which there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis
  9. currents masses of ocean water that flow from one place to another
  10. currents movements of water that flow horizontally in the upper part of the ocean's surface
  11. trough u shaped valley
  12. the distance that the wind has traveled across open water
  13. zone open ocean of any depth
  14. The process by which water vapor in the atmosphere changes to its liquid state.
  15. zone beyond the continental shelf
  16. the water that hits land and does not either evaporate or infiltrate the ground
  17. tides tides that have the lowest tidal range, occurring near the times of the first-quarter phases of the moon
  18. organisms living organisms living on or in the ocean bottom
  19. currents vertical currents of ocean water that are caused by density differences among water masses
  20. the accumulation of sediment found along the shore of lake or ocean
  21. pyramid like peak
  22. the use of light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich glucose molecules
  23. regular changes in the elevation of the ocean surface
Down
  1. zone any sea-bottom surface regardless of its distance from shore and is mostly inhabited by benthos organisms
  2. is the total amount of solid material dissolved in water
  3. the movement of water from Earth's surface downward into porous rock or soil.
  4. tides tides that have the greatest tidal range due to the alignment of the Earth-moon-sun system.
  5. zone area of the surface created by the mixing of water by waves, currents, and tides
  6. zone is a subdivision of the benthic zone and includes the deep-ocean floor.
  7. zone area where land and ocean meet and overlap
  8. tidal a pattern that has a single high tide and a single low tide each tidal day
  9. level a feeding level in a food chain. Plants and algae make up the first level, followed by herbivores, and carnivores
  10. refraction is the bending of waves, and it affects the distribution of energy along the shore
  11. effect the deflection of currents away from their original course as a result of earth's rotation
  12. chain a sequence of organisms through which energy is transferred, starting with the primary producer
  13. range the difference in height between successive high and low tides
  14. the layer of ocean water between about 300 meters and 1000 meters where there is a rapid change of density with depth
  15. cover vegetation can slow the movement of runoff, so there is more time for
  16. zone seaward from the low-tide line
  17. the process by which certain microorganisms create organic molecules from inorganic nutrients using chemical energy
  18. web a group of interrelated food chains
  19. zone the upper part of the ocean into which sunlight penetrates
  20. The process by which liquid water changes to water vapor and enters the atmosphere as gas. Bodies of water Vast surface areas of oceans, rivers, lakes and other bodies of water.
  21. a thick mass of ice originating on land as a result of the compaction and recrystallization of snow.
  22. huge circular-moving current systems that dominate the surfaces of the oceans
  23. includes all animals capable of moving independently of the ocean currents, by swimming or other means of propulsion
  24. the rising of cold water from deeper layers to replace warmer surface water

47 Clues: pyramid like peak • trough u shaped valley • trough carved in the ocean • steep sided depression, bowl • zone open ocean of any depth • zone beyond the continental shelf • zone seaward from the low-tide line • valley smaller valley above the main trough • web a group of interrelated food chains • zone area where land and ocean meet and overlap • ...

Water Cycle Crossword 2022-03-09

Water Cycle Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. includes all organisms that drift with ocean currents
  2. zone area where land and ocean meet and overlap
  3. valley smaller valley above the main trough
  4. occurs when the droplet-laden clouds discharge themselves ad water falls to earth.
  5. trough carved in the ocean
  6. The process by which water vapor in the atmosphere changes to its liquid state.
  7. zone the upper part of the ocean into which sunlight penetrates
  8. cover vegetation can slow the movement of runoff, so there is more time for
  9. zone is a subdivision of the benthic zone and includes the deep-ocean floor.
  10. zone seaward from the low-tide line
  11. the water that hits land and does not either evaporate or infiltrate the ground
  12. steep sided depression, bowl
  13. zone beyond the continental shelf
  14. the layer of ocean water between about 300 meters and 1000 meters where there is a rapid change of density with depth
Down
  1. the use of light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich glucose molecules
  2. includes all animals capable of moving independently of the ocean currents, by swimming or other means of propulsion
  3. transpiration The roots of plants absorb water from the ground.
  4. zone the part of the ocean in which there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis
  5. a thick mass of ice originating on land as a result of the compaction and recrystallization of snow.
  6. zone any sea-bottom surface regardless of its distance from shore and is mostly inhabited by benthos organisms
  7. trough u shaped valley
  8. productivity is the production of organic compounds from inorganic substances through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
  9. is the total amount of solid material dissolved in water
  10. zone open ocean of any depth
  11. organisms living organisms living on or in the ocean bottom
  12. the movement of water from Earth's surface downward into porous rock or soil.
  13. The process by which liquid water changes to water vapor and enters the atmosphere as gas. Bodies of water Vast surface areas of oceans, rivers, lakes and other bodies of water.
  14. the process by which certain microorganisms create organic molecules from inorganic nutrients using chemical energy
  15. zone area of the surface created by the mixing of water by waves, currents, and tides
  16. pyramid like peak

30 Clues: pyramid like peak • trough u shaped valley • trough carved in the ocean • steep sided depression, bowl • zone open ocean of any depth • zone beyond the continental shelf • zone seaward from the low-tide line • valley smaller valley above the main trough • zone area where land and ocean meet and overlap • includes all organisms that drift with ocean currents • ...

The Water Cycle! 2022-01-27

The Water Cycle! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water running off the land
  2. when liquid turns into gas
  3. a substance that has no fixed shape
  4. odorless liquid
  5. rain that does not reach the soil
  6. a place to hold water
  7. water or oil
  8. water coming back as vapor
  9. the movement into the ground
Down
  1. when a gas turns into a liquid
  2. a series of events that happens in order
  3. a substance suspended in the air
  4. the force that attracts a body toward earth
  5. studying the physical and natural world
  6. when it rains
  7. movement of water through the soil
  8. toward to bottom of a slope
  9. moisture that falls and drops
  10. the upper layer of earth
  11. salt water that covers earth

20 Clues: water or oil • when it rains • odorless liquid • a place to hold water • the upper layer of earth • water running off the land • when liquid turns into gas • water coming back as vapor • toward to bottom of a slope • salt water that covers earth • the movement into the ground • moisture that falls and drops • when a gas turns into a liquid • a substance suspended in the air • ...

Water cycle definitions 2022-03-03

Water cycle definitions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. atmospheric moisture.
  2. a body of air with horizontally uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure.
  3. an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation
  4. a narrow variable band of very strong predominantly westerly air currents encircling the globe several miles above the earth
  5. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
  6. the natural movement of the air
  7. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
  8. a wind from the direction that is predominant
  9. less air pressure
  10. the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
  11. the process of turning from liquid into vapor
Down
  1. more air pressure
  2. a weather front or transition zone between two air masses when neither air mass is advancing into the other at speeds exceeding 5 knots at the ground surface
  3. the cycle by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land
  4. the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air
  5. the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid.
  6. an expert in or student of meteorology
  7. the atmospheric temperature below which water droplets begin to condense and dew can form.
  8. the amount of water vapor present in air expressed as a percentage of the amount needed for saturation at the same temperature.
  9. the draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land
  10. the boundary of an advancing mass of warm air

21 Clues: more air pressure • less air pressure • atmospheric moisture. • the natural movement of the air • an expert in or student of meteorology • the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air • the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid. • the boundary of an advancing mass of warm air • a wind from the direction that is predominant • the process of turning from liquid into vapor • ...

The Water Cycle 2023-11-10

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. temperature at which dew forms
  2. Water with 16.5 ppt or more of salt
  3. All the communities of living things on Earth compose
  4. process through which plants release water.
  5. Water with less than 3.0 parts per thousand
  6. continuous movement of water and many processes
  7. tasteless, odorless, and colorless, chemical compound : H2O
  8. amount of water vapor in the air
  9. form of evaporation in which water vaporizes from ice without becoming water first.
  10. substance that dissolves a solute.
  11. gaseous layer that encompasses the earth.
  12. bonding of water molecules to each other
  13. all the water on Earth, whether liquid, solid, salty, or fresh
Down
  1. ability of a liquid to move upward against the force of gravity
  2. water that contains salt
  3. process by which water leaves the surface of the earth and becomes water vapor.
  4. change in the state of matter to a denser phase.
  5. is moisture from the atmosphere that is returned to the earth.
  6. mixture of solutes and solvents.
  7. downward movement of water through the soil
  8. mixture of salt water and fresh water
  9. is the bonding of water molecules to other substances.
  10. substance that is dissolved in a solution.
  11. soil and rock that make up the earth’s crust.

24 Clues: water that contains salt • temperature at which dew forms • mixture of solutes and solvents. • amount of water vapor in the air • substance that dissolves a solute. • Water with 16.5 ppt or more of salt • mixture of salt water and fresh water • bonding of water molecules to each other • gaseous layer that encompasses the earth. • substance that is dissolved in a solution. • ...

The Water Cycle 2023-10-08

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is rain, snow, sleet,and hail
  2. water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it
  3. It is the 8th sea floor feature
  4. Wave of energy
  5. the movement of water through the atmosphere, specifically from over the oceans to over land
  6. It is the 7th sea floor feature
  7. It is the ocean near us
  8. It is the 5th sea floor feature
  9. you don't need a hint but it is waves
  10. It is the 2nd sea floor feature
  11. It is the 4th sea floor feature
  12. a period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other
  13. It is the largest ocean in the world
  14. a tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water
  15. It is over the deep currents
Down
  1. the process of water collecting in rivers, lakes, streams, oceans and other bodies of water
  2. the physical process involving movement of water through the boundary area where the atmosphere interfaces with the soil
  3. It is under the surface currents
  4. It is a dangerous current
  5. turns water into water vapor
  6. It is the coldest ocean in the world
  7. It is the 3rd sea floor feature
  8. It is a big wave of water and it can take thousands of lives with it
  9. It is the 1st sea floor feature
  10. It is the 6th sea floor feature
  11. It is the smallest ocean
  12. It is the the ocean closest to antarctica

27 Clues: Wave of energy • It is the ocean near us • It is the smallest ocean • It is a dangerous current • turns water into water vapor • It is over the deep currents • It is the 8th sea floor feature • It is the 7th sea floor feature • It is the 3rd sea floor feature • It is the 1st sea floor feature • It is the 6th sea floor feature • It is the 5th sea floor feature • ...

Water Cycle Review 2024-05-08

Water Cycle Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process by which water forms surface water
  2. water flowing downhill on land
  3. 3% of Earth's water is this
  4. chemicals and fertilizer are often picked up in runoff, leading to ____
  5. a way to transport freshwater from one area to another
  6. water under the ground
  7. the release of water vapor into the air from the stomata of leaves
  8. a way to access groundwater by digging into the ground and pumping water to the surface
  9. the movement of water around Earth & our atmosphere
  10. 97% of Earth's water is this
  11. the process of removing salt from salt water
Down
  1. energy from this powers the entire water cycle
  2. the change in state from water vapor to liquid water due to cold
  3. solid water changes directly to water vapor
  4. the percentage of freshwater that is accessible (write in words)
  5. a molecule made of 2 Hydrogen atoms bonded to 1 Oxygen atom
  6. any form of water that falls to the Earth from our atmosphere
  7. the process by which water seeps into the ground
  8. one of the areas where freshwater is "trapped"
  9. ____ & energy are transported in the water cycle
  10. liquid water changes into water vapor due to heating the molecules

21 Clues: water under the ground • 3% of Earth's water is this • 97% of Earth's water is this • water flowing downhill on land • solid water changes directly to water vapor • the process of removing salt from salt water • energy from this powers the entire water cycle • the process by which water forms surface water • one of the areas where freshwater is "trapped" • ...

Water Cycle Vocabulary 2024-05-06

Water Cycle Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An amount of liquid in something
  2. An important liquid for life moves from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back again.
  3. An important liquid for life found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock.
  4. All living things on Earth
  5. The process by which a gas changes to a liquid.
  6. Areas of permeable sediment or rock that hold significant amounts of water.
  7. A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land
  8. To return light, heat, sound, and so on, after it strikes a surface
  9. Very great in size or amount
  10. Very strong
  11. Moisture that falls from clouds to Earth’s surface.
  12. To cause a change in something
  13. A glacier that spreads out over land in all directions
  14. To take in or soak up
  15. Water that contains less than 0.2 percent dissolved salts
  16. The outer face or area of a thing
  17. The mixture of gases that surrounds Earth
Down
  1. An attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass
  2. The solid part of Earth
  3. A group of actions that end in a certain result
  4. The process by which a liquid, such as water, changes into a gas.
  5. the process by which a liquid turns into a crystalline solid.
  6. The act of things coming together and having an effect on each other
  7. Allowing water, oil, or gas to pass through it
  8. All water on Earth
  9. The way that something is divided or spread out
  10. The process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere; usually occurs through the leaves.

27 Clues: Very strong • All water on Earth • To take in or soak up • The solid part of Earth • All living things on Earth • Very great in size or amount • To cause a change in something • An amount of liquid in something • The outer face or area of a thing • The mixture of gases that surrounds Earth • Allowing water, oil, or gas to pass through it • ...

Water Cycle Vocab 2024-09-16

Water Cycle Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It takes Earth one year to complete one ________ around the Sun.
  2. tall clouds that bring severe weather like thunderstorms
  3. small bits of ice formed when rain freezes or snow melts as it falls from the sky.
  4. low clouds that bring rain and snow (but not storms).
  5. It takes Earth 24 hours to complete one _________ about its axis.
  6. This part of the plant is responsible for reproduction.
  7. when liquid water heats up and turns into a gas called water vapor.
  8. puffy, white clouds that mean fair (good) weather.
  9. off after precipitation, water moves and collects in areas like lakes, rivers, and oceans.
  10. water that falls from the atmosphere in different states.
Down
  1. high, wispy clouds that means rain is on the way, but it is not here yet.
  2. the gas form of water is called water _________.
  3. when water vapor cools and turns into tiny liquid water drops.
  4. This part of the plant transports food and water around the plant.
  5. an icy and rocky space object that looks to have a tail.
  6. This part of the plant makes food through photosynthesis.
  7. large chunks of ice that fall during thunderstorms.
  8. a collection of stars, dust, gas, and planetary objects.
  9. a rocky space object found between the inner and outer planets.
  10. liquid water that precipitates.

20 Clues: liquid water that precipitates. • the gas form of water is called water _________. • puffy, white clouds that mean fair (good) weather. • large chunks of ice that fall during thunderstorms. • low clouds that bring rain and snow (but not storms). • This part of the plant is responsible for reproduction. • tall clouds that bring severe weather like thunderstorms • ...

The Water Cycle 2025-11-11

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of gases surrounding the Earth
  2. Makes something possible
  3. Very small drops of liquid
  4. Changing from a gas to a liquid
  5. Large, slow-moving masses of ice
  6. A series of events that happen again and again
  7. The outermost layer of the Earth
  8. Water falling from clouds as a solid (e.g. hail) or a liquid (e.g. rain)
  9. The outside layer or top of something
  10. A tiny piece of matter
  11. Changing from a liquid to a gas
  12. Ground that stays frozen all year round
  13. Tiny holes or spaces in a material
Down
  1. Water within soil and rocks in the ground
  2. Streams of water that flow out naturally from the ground
  3. Taken in or soaked up
  4. A series of actions to achieve something
  5. The top layer of earth where plants grow
  6. How water in the soil travels through plants
  7. Two or more atoms joined together

20 Clues: Taken in or soaked up • A tiny piece of matter • Makes something possible • Very small drops of liquid • Changing from a gas to a liquid • Changing from a liquid to a gas • Large, slow-moving masses of ice • The outermost layer of the Earth • Two or more atoms joined together • Tiny holes or spaces in a material • The outside layer or top of something • ...

water 2025-05-09

water crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / A repeating pattern or process
  2. / Icy raindrops that fall during cold weather
  3. / Water soaking into the ground
  4. / The layer of gases surrounding Earth
  5. / Process where water turns into vapor
  6. / Liquid water falling from clouds
  7. / Gathering of water in oceans, lakes, and rivers
  8. / A flowing body of freshwater
  9. / A large inland body of water
  10. / Invisible gas form of water
  11. / The largest body of water on Earth
  12. / Water that flows across land into bodies of water
  13. / Frozen water crystals falling from the sky
Down
  1. / Water that falls from clouds
  2. / Plants releasing water vapor through leaves
  3. / Affects how water changes state
  4. / Main energy source driving the water cycle
  5. / Water stored beneath Earth’s surface
  6. / What powers the movement in the water cycle
  7. / Water vapor cools and becomes liquid
  8. / Water droplets forming on cool surfaces
  9. / Weather event with heavy rain or wind
  10. / Hard balls of ice from storm clouds
  11. / Frozen form of water
  12. / Formed by condensed water droplets

25 Clues: / Frozen form of water • / Invisible gas form of water • / Water that falls from clouds • / A flowing body of freshwater • / A large inland body of water • / Water soaking into the ground • / A repeating pattern or process • / Affects how water changes state • / Liquid water falling from clouds • / The largest body of water on Earth • / Formed by condensed water droplets • ...

The Water Cycle 2012-11-11

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A cloud that holds rain
  2. Ice crystals that fall from clouds when it’s cold
  3. A continuous process of changing water into a gas, liquid and solid
  4. The cycle of when so much water has condensed that the air cannot hold it anymore.
  5. It is the first step in the water cycle
  6. Objects that hold precipitation
  7. Water that falls from the sky as drops
  8. Ice that falls from clouds
  9. This action will change water from a liquid into a gas
Down
  1. Been around for a long time
  2. Water that is in the earth ready to be evaporated
  3. Water that turns into gas in the water cycle is called _____ ______
  4. The cycle of water falling back to earth as precipitation, and it may fall back in an ocean, a lake or a river.
  5. the cycle of Water vapour in the air getting cold and changes back into liquid, forming clouds.
  6. A liquid that is very important in the hydrolic cycle

15 Clues: A cloud that holds rain • Ice that falls from clouds • Been around for a long time • Objects that hold precipitation • Water that falls from the sky as drops • It is the first step in the water cycle • Water that is in the earth ready to be evaporated • Ice crystals that fall from clouds when it’s cold • A liquid that is very important in the hydrolic cycle • ...

How the water cycle works 2024-12-17

How the water cycle works crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something to transport water
  2. The main water source
  3. rain
  4. the main attraction
  5. the condensation of water
  6. some ware water is stored
  7. when water soaks into the ground
Down
  1. water that goes down hill
  2. the other main water cycle force
  3. a thing that needs water in the water cycle
  4. the water that collects in the ground
  5. how the sun helps the water cycle
  6. one of the main water cycle forces

13 Clues: rain • the main attraction • The main water source • water that goes down hill • the condensation of water • some ware water is stored • something to transport water • the other main water cycle force • when water soaks into the ground • how the sun helps the water cycle • one of the main water cycle forces • the water that collects in the ground • ...

The Water Cycle 2018-03-19

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when one watershed is separated from another by a ridge of land
  2. a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.
  3. the top of the saturated zone
  4. rain, snow, sleet, or hail
  5. a body of water that is deeper and larger than a pond and sunlight does not reach its bottom
  6. the process by which water changes into a gas called water vapor
  7. The process where water vapor changes from a gas to liquid water or sweat
  8. an area of rock or soil that is totally filled with water
  9. materials that have connected pores that allow water to pass through them
  10. the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
  11. water, from rain, snowmelt, or other sources, that flows over the land surface.
  12. the land area that supplies water to river system or a drainage basin
  13. an area that is covered with water during part or all of the year
Down
  1. a material that water can not pass through
  2. the result of water vapor cooling and forming a liquid or a cloud
  3. an organism's place where it lives and obtains all the things it needs to survive\
  4. the process by which precipitation or water soaks into subsurface soils and moves into rocks through cracks and pore spaces.
  5. the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere.
  6. a lake that stores water for human use
  7. an underground layer of rack or sediment that holds water
  8. water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
  9. the streams and smaller rivers that feed into a main river.
  10. a wetland where the ground squishes under your feet
  11. a body of fresh water that is standing still and sunlight is able to reach its bottom.
  12. a type of hot spring from which the water periodically erupts

25 Clues: rain, snow, sleet, or hail • the top of the saturated zone • a lake that stores water for human use • a material that water can not pass through • a wetland where the ground squishes under your feet • an underground layer of rack or sediment that holds water • an area of rock or soil that is totally filled with water • ...

Water Cycle Crossword 2021-01-11

Water Cycle Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this is a natural underground storage area for fresh water.
  2. The process of water going from a gas to a liquid
  3. The majority of ___ water is frozen so that most of it is undrinkable.
  4. The process where solid water turns into water vapor
  5. Condensation turns water vapor into ___ water.
  6. The process of water going from a liquid to a gas.
  7. This is a large floating piece of ice found in the ocean; whose mass is mostly found under the surface of the water.
  8. Deposition turns water vapor (gas) into ___ water.
  9. ___% of the Earth's water is fresh water.
  10. This happens when excess water flows across the surface of the land and into streams, rivers, and lakes.
Down
  1. The process where liquid water turns into solid water.
  2. The process where trees release water vapor into the atmosphere
  3. Water vapor is a ___.
  4. The process where condensed water from clouds fall down to the Earth as either rain, snow, sleet or hail
  5. ___% of the Earth's water is salt water.
  6. The process where solid water turns into liquid water.
  7. The vast majority of all water found on Earth contains ___, which makes it undrinkable.
  8. Sublimation turns solid water into water ___.
  9. The process where water vapor turns into solid water
  10. The process where water goes down through the soil and ground.

20 Clues: Water vapor is a ___. • ___% of the Earth's water is salt water. • ___% of the Earth's water is fresh water. • Sublimation turns solid water into water ___. • Condensation turns water vapor into ___ water. • The process of water going from a gas to a liquid • The process of water going from a liquid to a gas. • Deposition turns water vapor (gas) into ___ water. • ...

The Water Cycle 2017-01-31

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. some water is used by what form of life?
  2. what forms when water vapor condenses?
  3. turning liquid water into water
  4. this precipitation gathers into which location?
  5. what is the process when liquid water becomes water vapor?
  6. what do you call something that flows into lakes or oceans?
  7. animals and plants breathe water out and it restarts the water
  8. Water droplets precipitate as what?
  9. what becomes an invisible gas in what?
  10. what happens if water droplets or ice crystals become too _____?
Down
  1. On a warm, _
  2. as the ice or water grows bigger, what do they form?
  3. Evaporation especially takes place in where?
  4. the water ___________
  5. ice crystals precipitate as what?
  6. As the water vapor rises, it will cool off and __________
  7. What do they do if they cannot stay in the air?
  8. some water is frozen into _
  9. if the vapor is extremely cold, it will form what?
  10. the energy from the sun is
  11. what happens if rain freezes before it hits the earth?

21 Clues: On a warm, _ • the water ___________ • the energy from the sun is • some water is frozen into _ • turning liquid water into water • ice crystals precipitate as what? • Water droplets precipitate as what? • what forms when water vapor condenses? • what becomes an invisible gas in what? • some water is used by what form of life? • Evaporation especially takes place in where? • ...

The Water Cycle 2017-02-06

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Able to absorb water.
  2. The amount of moisture in the air.
  3. Shadow An area that has little rain due to the effect of a barrier.
  4. To change from a liquid into a gas.
  5. A fertile place in the desert.
  6. The change from a gas into a liquid.
  7. The area drained by a river or river system.
  8. The careful use of something to preserve it or keep it from running out.
  9. The recovery of useful substances from waste products.
  10. Winds Winds that blow in one direction for most of the time.
  11. Table Underground level below which the ground is fully saturated with water.
Down
  1. A long period of unusually low rainfall.
  2. An underground layer of rock or soil that contains water.
  3. A method of supplying dry land with water artificially.
  4. The removal of salt from seawater.
  5. Water droplets that fall to the ground as rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
  6. Fresh water that exists underground.
  7. To pollute or make impure.
  8. Water Water that does not soak into the ground.
  9. A wind that reverses direction when the seasons change.
  10. An artificial body of water stored for future use.

21 Clues: Able to absorb water. • To pollute or make impure. • A fertile place in the desert. • The amount of moisture in the air. • The removal of salt from seawater. • To change from a liquid into a gas. • Fresh water that exists underground. • The change from a gas into a liquid. • A long period of unusually low rainfall. • The area drained by a river or river system. • ...

Water Cycle Probasco 2023-02-14

Water Cycle Probasco crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water has the unique ability to ____________ substances, which means to break down and become a solution.
  2. In the coldest regions of Earth, water is stored for a long time as ice and _________ snow.
  3. Plants and animals take in water and return it to the atmosphere as vapor (breathing, ____________.
  4. Plants and animals take in water and return it to the _____________ as vapor (breathing, transpiring) or to the soil as liquid (excreting)
  5. Water evaporates from oceans into the atmosphere (air), condenses into clouds, falls as rain or snow, and eventually ___________ to oceans through a drainage system of streams and rivers.
  6. Water evaporates from oceans into the atmosphere (air), ______________ into clouds, falls as rain or snow, and eventually returns to oceans through a drainage system of streams and rivers.
  7. Icebergs break away from glaciers and float in the ocean, slowly melting as they move toward the ___________.
  8. Excreting is the bodily process of discharging waste matter such as urine, sweat, carbon dioxide, or feces from the _______ through the kidneys, skin, lungs, bowels, etc.
  9. It can exist in liquid, vapor, or ___________ (ice) forms.
  10. This word means “the gradual wearing away of something by wind or water; abrasion.”
  11. In addition to clouds, oceans, rivers, and land, living __________ are part of the water cycle.
  12. Water ____________ from oceans into the atmosphere (air), condenses into clouds, falls as rain or snow, and eventually returns to oceans through a drainage system of streams and rivers.
  13. Energy from the sun, which allows __________________, and gravity are the driving forces that power the cycle.
  14. Water’s movement in the watershed, in turn, creates contours of the land by ___________ and sedimentation.
  15. Excreting, as it relates to plants, is to eliminate (waste matter, such as carbon dioxide and salts) through the _________, roots, etc.
  16. Energy from the sun, which allows evaporation, and _______________ are the driving forces that power the cycle.
  17. Water has the ability to ______________ substances from one place to another.
Down
  1. Even ice and snow are in motion; ____________ slowly melt as they move inch by inch.
  2. Water consists of two parts __________and one part oxygen.
  3. Water’s unique physical _______________ enable life to exist on Earth.
  4. A ____________ is the area of land that guides water through small streams toward a major stream or river.
  5. Transpiration is the process of water _________ through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems, and flowers.
  6. This word means “the process of settling or being deposited as a sediment (sediment is an array of particles in water such as dirt, silt, fine sand, rust and organic debris).”
  7. Water is constantly ____________. This movement is called the water cycle.
  8. Water’s movement in the watershed, in turn, creates contours of the land by erosion and ____________.
  9. All living things need water to live because it is essential to their bodily ____________.
  10. The movement of water is greatly influenced by the ________ of land and geographic features such as mountains, valleys, and hills.
  11. Water evaporates from oceans into the atmosphere (air), condenses into clouds, falls as rain or snow, and eventually returns to oceans through a ____________ system of streams and rivers.
  12. Water covers 71 percent of Earth and ____________ 50-70 percent of the weight of all plants and animals, including humans.
  13. Plants and animals take in water and return it to the atmosphere as vapor (breathing, transpiring) or to the soil as liquid (___________).
  14. has an amazing ability to remain liquid in a wide range of normal Earth ________________.

31 Clues: Water consists of two parts __________and one part oxygen. • It can exist in liquid, vapor, or ___________ (ice) forms. • Water’s unique physical _______________ enable life to exist on Earth. • Water is constantly ____________. This movement is called the water cycle. • Water has the ability to ______________ substances from one place to another. • ...

The Water Cycle 2023-08-17

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thunderstorm clouds
  2. These clouds look like cotton candy and can represent fair weather
  3. Fog is a version of this type of cloud
  4. a rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a thunderstorm to touch Earth’s surface
  5. solid, liquid and gas are what we call the 3 states of
  6. This is the suffix used for clouds to represent rain
  7. a sudden spark, or electrical discharge, as these charges jump around between parts of a cloud
  8. This is the result of a liquid turning into a gas
  9. Any type of water that falls from the clouds is called
  10. When the rays from the sun hit the ground and then begin warming the air close to the ground we call this
  11. This type of cloud is know for being at high altitudes and having a curl
  12. When precipitation falls as a liquid but freezes when it touches a cold surface it is called
  13. This type of precipitation freezes while in the air
  14. This form of precipitation forms layers when updrafts carry this back into the clouds before falling to the ground
  15. The gaseous form of water is called
  16. the percentage of water vapour that is actually in the air compared to the max amount of water vapor the air could hold at a particular temperature.
Down
  1. This is the result of a gas turning into a liquid
  2. The smallest form of rain is called
  3. This is the result of a solid turning into a liquid
  4. A violent disturbance in the atmosphere is known as a
  5. Three types of solid precipitation are hail sleet and
  6. water can absorb a large amount of heat without changing it's
  7. a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
  8. This type of snow effect is the result of wind the moves across Lake Michigan
  9. These clouds are known for their gray color that hang low in the atmosphere and cause precipitation
  10. The particles in _________ vibrate about fixed positions; even at very low temperatures
  11. 97% of Earth's surface water is
  12. The ability to dissolve other substances is called
  13. This is the prefix used for clouds to represent high
  14. Ice is less __________ than it's liquid state
  15. Hail is most commonly found near
  16. When the sun rays hit the ground they are using this type of heat energy
  17. Most common type of precipitation is
  18. This is the result of a liquid turning into a solid
  19. The particles in __________ can move around the most freely because the particles are heated up and gain the most energy

35 Clues: Thunderstorm clouds • 97% of Earth's surface water is • Hail is most commonly found near • The smallest form of rain is called • The gaseous form of water is called • Most common type of precipitation is • Fog is a version of this type of cloud • Ice is less __________ than it's liquid state • This is the result of a gas turning into a liquid • ...

The Water Cycle 2023-10-06

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Near Antartica
  2. it is when the water vapor is collecting from plants
  3. It is the 1st sea floor feature
  4. It is part of the water cycle
  5. I don't know this too
  6. I don't know this too sorry
  7. It is also part of the water cycle
  8. It is a danderous current
  9. I don't know this too
  10. It is the smallest ocean
  11. It is over the deep currents
Down
  1. I don't know this too
  2. It is the 5th ocean floor feature
  3. It is the 4th sea floor feature
  4. It is east from us
  5. It is the 2nd sea floor feature
  6. You don't need a hint
  7. It is the 7th sea floor feature
  8. I don't know what this is Try to guess it
  9. It happens when a under water volcano erupts
  10. It is the 6th ocean floor feature
  11. It is the largest ocean
  12. If you don't know this is is rain sleet something somthing
  13. It is under the water
  14. it is the 3rd sea floor feature

25 Clues: Near Antartica • It is east from us • I don't know this too • You don't need a hint • I don't know this too • I don't know this too • It is under the water • It is the largest ocean • It is the smallest ocean • It is a danderous current • I don't know this too sorry • It is over the deep currents • It is part of the water cycle • It is the 4th sea floor feature • ...

The Water Cycle 2023-10-06

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Near Antartica
  2. it is when the water vapor is collecting from plants
  3. It is the 1st sea floor feature
  4. It is part of the water cycle
  5. I don't know this too
  6. I don't know this too sorry
  7. It is also part of the water cycle
  8. It is a danderous current
  9. I don't know this too
  10. It is the smallest ocean
  11. It is over the deep currents
Down
  1. I don't know this too
  2. It is the 5th ocean floor feature
  3. It is the 4th sea floor feature
  4. It is east from us
  5. It is the 2nd sea floor feature
  6. You don't need a hint
  7. It is the 7th sea floor feature
  8. I don't know what this is Try to guess it
  9. It happens when a under water volcano erupts
  10. It is the 6th ocean floor feature
  11. It is the largest ocean
  12. If you don't know this is is rain sleet something somthing
  13. It is under the water
  14. it is the 3rd sea floor feature

25 Clues: Near Antartica • It is east from us • I don't know this too • You don't need a hint • I don't know this too • I don't know this too • It is under the water • It is the largest ocean • It is the smallest ocean • It is a danderous current • I don't know this too sorry • It is over the deep currents • It is part of the water cycle • It is the 4th sea floor feature • ...

The Water Cycle 2022-05-05

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a natural flowing watercourse
  2. the water that evaporated into the air, forms clouds, and then returns in the form of precipitation
  3. underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures or unconsolidated materials
  4. an area filled with water, localized in a basin
  5. exhalation of water vapor through the stomata
  6. water flowing in low-lying parts of the landscape
  7. massive bodies of slowly moving ice
  8. happens when a liquid turns into a gas
  9. the greatest amount of water found on Earth
  10. water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail
Down
  1. ponds, oceans, or the atmosphere
  2. the movement of water to and from the Earth's surface
  3. happens when water soaks into the soil from the ground level
  4. also known as the water cycle
  5. describes the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the earth
  6. concentrations of salts in water or soils
  7. result of an aquifer being filled to the point that the water overflows onto the land surface
  8. water flows over the land as surface water
  9. water present beneath Earth's surface in rock and soil pore spaces
  10. a distinct ecosystem that is flooded by water
  11. process of water vapor turning back into liquid water

21 Clues: also known as the water cycle • a natural flowing watercourse • ponds, oceans, or the atmosphere • massive bodies of slowly moving ice • happens when a liquid turns into a gas • concentrations of salts in water or soils • water flows over the land as surface water • the greatest amount of water found on Earth • exhalation of water vapor through the stomata • ...

The Water Cycle 2016-11-27

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The name of water when in a gaseous state
  2. A collection of water belowground
  3. Collections of many, many water molecules in the sky
  4. The course of a water molecule throughout time
  5. When water condensates in the air and is pulled to Earth by gravity
  6. The negatively charged atom of a water molecule
  7. A gas changes to a liquid
  8. A collection of water above ground
Down
  1. One of three states of water; is this at room temperature
  2. 97% of the world's water is located here
  3. Change of state occurring at 212 degrees Fahrenheit
  4. The positively charged atoms of a water molecule
  5. When water collects
  6. When plants release water out from their pores
  7. One of three states of water; the second-most amount of the world's water is located here
  8. A substance necessary for all forms of life on Earth
  9. A liquid changes to a gas
  10. When excess water flows over the ground
  11. A liquid changes to a solid
  12. Fuels the water cycle

20 Clues: When water collects • Fuels the water cycle • A liquid changes to a gas • A gas changes to a liquid • A liquid changes to a solid • A collection of water belowground • A collection of water above ground • When excess water flows over the ground • 97% of the world's water is located here • The name of water when in a gaseous state • When plants release water out from their pores • ...

The Water Cycle 2017-01-23

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the pressure that a column of air exerts on the air,or surface, below it
  2. transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas phase without passing through the intermediate liquid phase.
  3. a mixture of dust, acids and other chemicals that can be hazardous to human health
  4. air pollution that forms from the interaction between chemicals the atmosphere and sunlight
  5. temperature at which air is fully saturated because of decreasing temperature while holding the amount of moisture constant
  6. process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves,
  7. water found in the ground
  8. the amount of water vapor in the air
  9. type of vaporization of a liquid that occurs from the surface of a liquid into a gas
Down
  1. water in liquid or solid form that falls from the sky
  2. water that cannot be absorbed into the ground
  3. precipitation that results when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides combine with moisture in the atmosphere
  4. the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air could contain at that tempurature
  5. the contamination of air by harmful substances, including gases and smoke
  6. type of precipitation
  7. the conversion of water vapor or gas to a liquid
  8. movement of water on earths surface
  9. the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time
  10. gas phase of water
  11. series of natural processes in which water continually moves among land and the atmosphere

20 Clues: gas phase of water • type of precipitation • water found in the ground • movement of water on earths surface • the amount of water vapor in the air • water that cannot be absorbed into the ground • the conversion of water vapor or gas to a liquid • water in liquid or solid form that falls from the sky • ...

The Water Cycle 2018-03-15

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.
  2. This includes wetlands, lakes, ponds, and large rivers that hold freshwater.
  3. The vertical and lateral movements of water through spaces between soil and rock layers.
  4. The invisible, gaseous form of water.
  5. It is usually formed on the side of a hill, or below the local water table.
  6. The star that is the source of light and heat for the solar system and powers the water cycle.
  7. To cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid.
  8. The science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
  9. Occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air.
  10. The movement of water out of the ground.
  11. The means to which water is carried through the plants from the roots.
  12. The downward movement of water from the land surface into the soil or porous rock.
  13. The process of snow and ice melting into surface water and moving across the soil surface into streams.
Down
  1. A geological formation containing ground water that can be used to supply wells or springs.
  2. The change and movement of the Earth’s water from liquid to vapor to solid.
  3. Contain 96.5% of the world’s water supply and comprises over 70% of the Earth’s surface.
  4. The water that exists for long periods below the Earth’s surface.
  5. The opposite of evaporation; it occurs when air cools and the vapor collects into liquid form.
  6. An area of land where all the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place.
  7. The journey water takes as it passes from the land
  8. Condensation falling onto land in the form of rain, sleet, hail, snow, and mist.
  9. This defines precipitation that travels over the soil surface to the nearest stream channel.

22 Clues: The invisible, gaseous form of water. • The movement of water out of the ground. • To cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid. • The journey water takes as it passes from the land • The water that exists for long periods below the Earth’s surface. • Occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air. • ...

The water cycle 2013-11-30

The water cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The water cycle is also called the ________ cycle.
  2. Deforestation causes soil _________.
  3. The process in which water vapour becomes steam at _____ degrees celsius.
  4. The volume of ice ________ when water freezes.
  5. Idiom:A quiet and seemingly peaceful time immediately before a period of violent activity or argument is the ______ before the storm.
  6. The process in which water vapour ____ heat to become water droplets.
  7. Idiom: When people throw caution to the _____, they are taking a great risk.
  8. Discharge of chemical waste into rivers or seas, dumping, oil spills and deforestation can lead to water_________.
  9. Heat is ____ to the surroundings when water freezes.
  10. Idiom: A _____ weather friend is the type who is always there when times are good but forgets about you when things get difficult or problems crop u
  11. Plants lose water vapour to their surroundings through a process called __________.
  12. Idiom: If something happens very suddenly and unexpectedly, it can be said to be a _____ out of the blue.
  13. Idiom: If someone on your parade, they ruin your pleasure or your plans.
  14. Idiom:If someone exaggerates a problem or makes a small problem seem far greater than it really is, then they are making a storm in a ________.
  15. Idiom: To be on cloud _____ describes someone who is extremely happy.
Down
  1. The process of obtaining pure water from salt water.
  2. Idiom: If a person has their head in the ______, they have unrealistic, impractical ideas
  3. Melting point is the same as ______ point.
  4. The rate of evaporation depends on temperature, wind, humidity and ______ surface area.
  5. Rainfall, snow and hail are different forms of _________.
  6. The process in which water droplets _____ heat to become water vapour. It occurs at ____ temperatures
  7. Idiom: It never rains but ______ means that when things go wrong, they go very wrong.
  8. State change from solid to gaseous without liquid state.
  9. Particles that will lower the melting and freezing point of water.

24 Clues: Deforestation causes soil _________. • Melting point is the same as ______ point. • The volume of ice ________ when water freezes. • The water cycle is also called the ________ cycle. • The process of obtaining pure water from salt water. • Heat is ____ to the surroundings when water freezes. • State change from solid to gaseous without liquid state. • ...

Water Cycle Words 2014-02-16

Water Cycle Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. precipitation in the form of flakes
  2. a substance in the gas phase that happens at a curtain temperature
  3. the flow of water or any other source over land
  4. naturally occurring water on the earths surface
  5. the process of water movement through a plant
  6. water that is frozen
  7. the gas phase of water
  8. rain and snow mixed together
Down
  1. the surface of the earth
  2. a type of water found in the ocean
  3. living organisms that grow in the ground
  4. when a liquid turns into a gas or vapor
  5. a large body of water. Also known as a beach
  6. a liquid that falls from the sky
  7. when gas turns into a liquid
  8. a skinny body of water. Also called a creek
  9. a visible mass of liquid droplets
  10. water stored below the soil in the ground
  11. a liquid that is considered as H2O
  12. A light that gives off heat

20 Clues: water that is frozen • the gas phase of water • the surface of the earth • A light that gives off heat • when gas turns into a liquid • rain and snow mixed together • a liquid that falls from the sky • a visible mass of liquid droplets • a type of water found in the ocean • a liquid that is considered as H2O • precipitation in the form of flakes • ...

Water cycle (Anjali) 2015-01-28

Water cycle (Anjali) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a cloud comes down it makes…
  2. Something that erupts
  3. The opposite of sublimation
  4. The stuff that is on the grass when you wake up
  5. something that seeps or leaks out
  6. You can ski in it
  7. Where precipitation falls from
  8. Breathes in oxygen and lets out carbon di oxide (not human)
  9. It falls from the clouds
  10. The average movement of molecules in an object, the faster the molecules move, the higher the temperature
  11. Sweat from plants
  12. The process by which a gas changes back into a liquid, cloud, water droplets on a soda can
Down
  1. Frozen rain is called…
  2. Chemistry. the act, fact, or process of subliming
  3. water The water humans and animals drink
  4. the process of transferring moisture from the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation of water and transpiration from plants.
  5. The weather conditions occurring in an area in general or over a long period
  6. cycle The cycle in which the Earth’s water moves through the environment
  7. The day to day condition of a particular place
  8. breathes in carbon di oxide and lets out oxygen
  9. The process by which a liquid changes to a gas
  10. to convert (a solid substance) by heat into a vapor, which on cooling condenses again to solid form, without apparent liquefaction.
  11. Any form of water that falls from clouds, such as rain, hail, snow and sleet
  12. A measure of the amount of water in the air
  13. A hot ball of gas
  14. A large body of salt water

26 Clues: You can ski in it • Sweat from plants • A hot ball of gas • Something that erupts • Frozen rain is called… • It falls from the clouds • A large body of salt water • The opposite of sublimation • Where precipitation falls from • When a cloud comes down it makes… • something that seeps or leaks out • water The water humans and animals drink • A measure of the amount of water in the air • ...

Water cycle vocab 2021-02-05

Water cycle vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process that turns liquid into a vapor
  2. a large body of saltwater
  3. the process in which surface water enters the soil
  4. the concentration of salt in water
  5. the process of being deposited
  6. the state of the atmosphere
  7. precipitation that didn't get absorbed into the ground
  8. the makeup of a plant, animal, or thing
  9. water that has a high salt content
  10. the process that turns water vapor into clouds
  11. evaporation of plants
  12. the continuous cycle of water that transports water all around the earth
Down
  1. the study of water
  2. water that has no salt content
  3. a large mass of slowly moving ice
  4. a large body of freshwater
  5. rain sleet snow or hail
  6. water that has soaked underground after it rains
  7. The envelope of gases surrounding planets
  8. a mass of water vapor in the air
  9. a natural stream of freshwater that moves towards a large body of water like a pond, lake, or reservoir

21 Clues: the study of water • evaporation of plants • rain sleet snow or hail • a large body of saltwater • a large body of freshwater • the state of the atmosphere • water that has no salt content • the process of being deposited • a mass of water vapor in the air • a large mass of slowly moving ice • the concentration of salt in water • water that has a high salt content • ...

The Water Cycle 2021-10-20

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. billions of water droplets close together
  2. where meteors burn up
  3. most common form of precipitation
  4. water that seeps into the soil
  5. water stored under ground
  6. the constant movement of water from the surface to the atmosphere and back
  7. layer closest to Earth
  8. contains ozone
Down
  1. highest layer
  2. when water vapor releases from plants and trees
  3. water that does not soak into the soil
  4. rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain, and hail falling from the clouds
  5. water that is heated up and turns into water vapor
  6. small ice pieces in storm clouds
  7. all of the water on Earth
  8. water vapor forming liquid water
  9. hottest layer
  10. clouds that are close to the ground
  11. Earth's layers of gasses
  12. a large slow moving mass of ice

20 Clues: highest layer • hottest layer • contains ozone • where meteors burn up • layer closest to Earth • Earth's layers of gasses • all of the water on Earth • water stored under ground • water that seeps into the soil • a large slow moving mass of ice • small ice pieces in storm clouds • water vapor forming liquid water • most common form of precipitation • clouds that are close to the ground • ...

Water Cycle Project 2021-11-19

Water Cycle Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of liquid water turning into a gas.
  2. The temperature where water vapor condenses into liquid water.
  3. On the outside of your water bottle.
  4. Water on the ground surface enters the soil.
  5. A layer of gas or layers of gases that envelope a planet.
  6. The release of water from the sky
  7. Biggest body of water found
  8. Process by which a solid transforms into a gas without passing through the liquid stage.
  9. Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.
Down
  1. When there is more water than the land can absorb.
  2. Raises your cholesteral.
  3. The geological process where the material is added to land.
  4. The opposite of melting
  5. The concentration of water vapor present in the air.
  6. The exhalation of water vapor through the stomata.
  7. The upper surface of the zone of saturation.
  8. There are 117 of these on Earth
  9. The opposite of freezing
  10. Controlling the exchange of water and heat energy.
  11. The gaseous phase of water.
  12. Produces precipitation.

21 Clues: The opposite of melting • Produces precipitation. • Raises your cholesteral. • The opposite of freezing • The gaseous phase of water. • Biggest body of water found • There are 117 of these on Earth • The release of water from the sky • On the outside of your water bottle. • The upper surface of the zone of saturation. • Water on the ground surface enters the soil. • ...

Water Cycle Crossword 2024-01-07

Water Cycle Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. path that water follows as it moves around Earth and the atmosphere
  2. water is less of this when frozen, which is why ice floats
  3. when plants release water vapor from their pores
  4. the thing that drives the water cycle
  5. underground rock that can store water
  6. when water vapor turns back into liquid
  7. water that collects or gathers on the surface of the Earth
  8. rain, snow, sleet, hail
  9. when liquid water turns into vapor because of heat
  10. matter can be in one of 4 of these (solid, liquid, gas, plasma)
  11. water found underground
  12. chemical formula of water
Down
  1. the skin-like property on the surface of water
  2. water that can be seen on the surface of the Earth
  3. plants use water and carbon dioxide to make sugar and oxygen
  4. when humans release watery fluid through their skin
  5. major steps in the water cycle
  6. water that drains to an area on Earth
  7. when water moves downward through the soil because of gravity
  8. water is this because it has one end that’s positive and one that’s negative
  9. visible mass of condensed water vapor that can be seen floating in the atmosphere
  10. solid form of water
  11. property of water that makes it stick to other water molecules
  12. property of water that makes it stick to other materials
  13. a process that humans to which releases water and carbon dioxide
  14. water in gas from

26 Clues: water in gas from • solid form of water • rain, snow, sleet, hail • water found underground • chemical formula of water • major steps in the water cycle • water that drains to an area on Earth • the thing that drives the water cycle • underground rock that can store water • when water vapor turns back into liquid • the skin-like property on the surface of water • ...

Water Cycle Crossword 2025-01-28

Water Cycle Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What do we call water that soaks into the ground?
  2. What is the term for ice pellets that fall from clouds?
  3. Where does rainwater collect?
  4. What is the term for rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
  5. What do large amounts of condensed water droplets form?
  6. What is the process called when water cools and turns back into droplets?
  7. What is a type of precipitation that is frozen?
  8. What is the process of rainwater soaking into the ground?
  9. What process turns water into gas?
  10. What drives the water cycle?
  11. What do clouds become when they hold too much water?
Down
  1. What do we call the ground when it is full of water?
  2. What is the most common form of precipitation?
  3. What is the journey of water around the Earth called?
  4. What do we call the process of plants losing water?
  5. How can we think of transpiration?
  6. Where does water eventually return after flowing downhill?
  7. What do leaves release into the atmosphere?
  8. What happens when rain falls to the ground?
  9. Where does the water move to after the roots?
  10. What is water for all living things?
  11. Where does water go after evaporation?
  12. What does the water cycle support on Earth?
  13. Where do plants absorb water?
  14. What powers evaporation?
  15. What is the term for water flowing downhill after rainfall?
  16. What falls from clouds in cold weather?

27 Clues: What powers evaporation? • What drives the water cycle? • Where does rainwater collect? • Where do plants absorb water? • How can we think of transpiration? • What process turns water into gas? • What is water for all living things? • Where does water go after evaporation? • What falls from clouds in cold weather? • What do leaves release into the atmosphere? • ...

The Water Cycle 2018-03-15

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
  2. Contain 96.5% of the world’s water supply and comprises over 70% of the Earth’s surface.
  3. This includes wetlands, lakes, ponds, and large rivers that hold freshwater.
  4. The water that exists for long periods below the Earth’s surface.
  5. The downward movement of water from the land surface into the soil or porous rock.
  6. A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.
  7. The means to which water is carried through the plants from the roots.
  8. It is usually formed on the side of a hill, or below the local water table.
  9. runoff This defines precipitation that travels over the soil surface to the nearest stream channel.
  10. The opposite of evaporation; it occurs when air cools and the vapor collects into liquid form.
  11. An area of land where all the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place.
Down
  1. A geological formation containing ground water that can be used to supply wells or springs.
  2. The vertical and lateral movements of water through spaces between soil and rock layers.
  3. Occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air.
  4. Condensation falling onto land in the form of rain, sleet, hail, snow, and mist.
  5. runoff The process of snow and ice melting into surface water and moving across the soil surface into streams.
  6. To cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid.
  7. The journey water takes as it passes from the land
  8. cycle The change and movement of the Earth’s water from liquid to vapor to solid.Down
  9. The star that is the source of light and heat for the solar system and powers the water cycle.

20 Clues: To cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid. • The journey water takes as it passes from the land • The water that exists for long periods below the Earth’s surface. • Occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air. • The means to which water is carried through the plants from the roots. • ...

Water Cycle Crossword 2022-03-09

Water Cycle Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. productivity is the production of organic compounds from inorganic substances through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
  2. the use of light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich glucose molecules
  3. tides tides that have the greatest tidal range due to the alignment of the Earth-moon-sun system.
  4. zone beyond the continental shelf
  5. currents vertical currents of ocean water that are caused by density differences among water masses
  6. the movement of water from Earth's surface downward into porous rock or soil.
  7. tidal a pattern that has a single high tide and a single low tide each tidal day
  8. range the difference in height between successive high and low tides
  9. trough carved in the ocean
  10. the process by which certain microorganisms create organic molecules from inorganic nutrients using chemical energy
  11. the accumulation of sediment found along the shore of lake or ocean
  12. the water that hits land and does not either evaporate or infiltrate the ground
  13. occurs when the droplet-laden clouds discharge themselves ad water falls to earth.
  14. zone open ocean of any depth
  15. The process by which water vapor in the atmosphere changes to its liquid state.
  16. trough u shaped valley
  17. zone the upper part of the ocean into which sunlight penetrates
  18. huge circular-moving current systems that dominate the surfaces of the oceans
  19. zone area of the surface created by the mixing of water by waves, currents, and tides
  20. tidal a pattern that has two high tides and two low tides each tidal day
  21. the rising of cold water from deeper layers to replace warmer surface water
  22. level a feeding level in a food chain. Plants and algae make up the first level, followed by herbivores, and carnivores
  23. zone is a subdivision of the benthic zone and includes the deep-ocean floor.
  24. current a current that flows parallel to the shore and moves large amounts of sediment along the shore
Down
  1. the layer of ocean water between about 300 meters and 1000 meters where there is a rapid change of density with depth
  2. includes all organisms that drift with ocean currents
  3. transpiration The roots of plants absorb water from the ground.
  4. zone any sea-bottom surface regardless of its distance from shore and is mostly inhabited by benthos organisms
  5. pyramid like peak
  6. effect the deflection of currents away from their original course as a result of earth's rotation
  7. includes all animals capable of moving independently of the ocean currents, by swimming or other means of propulsion
  8. regular changes in the elevation of the ocean surface
  9. cover vegetation can slow the movement of runoff, so there is more time for
  10. steep sided depression, bowl
  11. a thick mass of ice originating on land as a result of the compaction and recrystallization of snow.
  12. web a group of interrelated food chains
  13. tides tides that have the lowest tidal range, occurring near the times of the first-quarter phases of the moon
  14. is the total amount of solid material dissolved in water
  15. valley smaller valley above the main trough
  16. zone the part of the ocean in which there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis
  17. zone area where land and ocean meet and overlap
  18. The process by which liquid water changes to water vapor and enters the atmosphere as gas. Bodies of water Vast surface areas of oceans, rivers, lakes and other bodies of water.
  19. chain a sequence of organisms through which energy is transferred, starting with the primary producer
  20. zone seaward from the low-tide line
  21. currents masses of ocean water that flow from one place to another
  22. the distance that the wind has traveled across open water
  23. organisms living organisms living on or in the ocean bottom
  24. refraction is the bending of waves, and it affects the distribution of energy along the shore
  25. currents movements of water that flow horizontally in the upper part of the ocean's surface

49 Clues: pyramid like peak • trough u shaped valley • trough carved in the ocean • steep sided depression, bowl • zone open ocean of any depth • zone beyond the continental shelf • zone seaward from the low-tide line • web a group of interrelated food chains • valley smaller valley above the main trough • zone area where land and ocean meet and overlap • ...

Water Cycle Crossword 2022-03-09

Water Cycle Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. productivity is the production of organic compounds from inorganic substances through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
  2. the use of light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich glucose molecules
  3. tides tides that have the greatest tidal range due to the alignment of the Earth-moon-sun system.
  4. zone beyond the continental shelf
  5. currents vertical currents of ocean water that are caused by density differences among water masses
  6. the movement of water from Earth's surface downward into porous rock or soil.
  7. tidal a pattern that has a single high tide and a single low tide each tidal day
  8. range the difference in height between successive high and low tides
  9. trough carved in the ocean
  10. the process by which certain microorganisms create organic molecules from inorganic nutrients using chemical energy
  11. the accumulation of sediment found along the shore of lake or ocean
  12. the water that hits land and does not either evaporate or infiltrate the ground
  13. occurs when the droplet-laden clouds discharge themselves ad water falls to earth.
  14. zone open ocean of any depth
  15. The process by which water vapor in the atmosphere changes to its liquid state.
  16. trough u shaped valley
  17. zone the upper part of the ocean into which sunlight penetrates
  18. huge circular-moving current systems that dominate the surfaces of the oceans
  19. zone area of the surface created by the mixing of water by waves, currents, and tides
  20. tidal a pattern that has two high tides and two low tides each tidal day
  21. the rising of cold water from deeper layers to replace warmer surface water
  22. level a feeding level in a food chain. Plants and algae make up the first level, followed by herbivores, and carnivores
  23. zone is a subdivision of the benthic zone and includes the deep-ocean floor.
  24. current a current that flows parallel to the shore and moves large amounts of sediment along the shore
Down
  1. the layer of ocean water between about 300 meters and 1000 meters where there is a rapid change of density with depth
  2. includes all organisms that drift with ocean currents
  3. transpiration The roots of plants absorb water from the ground.
  4. zone any sea-bottom surface regardless of its distance from shore and is mostly inhabited by benthos organisms
  5. pyramid like peak
  6. effect the deflection of currents away from their original course as a result of earth's rotation
  7. includes all animals capable of moving independently of the ocean currents, by swimming or other means of propulsion
  8. regular changes in the elevation of the ocean surface
  9. cover vegetation can slow the movement of runoff, so there is more time for
  10. steep sided depression, bowl
  11. a thick mass of ice originating on land as a result of the compaction and recrystallization of snow.
  12. web a group of interrelated food chains
  13. tides tides that have the lowest tidal range, occurring near the times of the first-quarter phases of the moon
  14. is the total amount of solid material dissolved in water
  15. valley smaller valley above the main trough
  16. zone the part of the ocean in which there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis
  17. zone area where land and ocean meet and overlap
  18. The process by which liquid water changes to water vapor and enters the atmosphere as gas. Bodies of water Vast surface areas of oceans, rivers, lakes and other bodies of water.
  19. chain a sequence of organisms through which energy is transferred, starting with the primary producer
  20. zone seaward from the low-tide line
  21. currents masses of ocean water that flow from one place to another
  22. the distance that the wind has traveled across open water
  23. organisms living organisms living on or in the ocean bottom
  24. refraction is the bending of waves, and it affects the distribution of energy along the shore
  25. currents movements of water that flow horizontally in the upper part of the ocean's surface

49 Clues: pyramid like peak • trough u shaped valley • trough carved in the ocean • steep sided depression, bowl • zone open ocean of any depth • zone beyond the continental shelf • zone seaward from the low-tide line • web a group of interrelated food chains • valley smaller valley above the main trough • zone area where land and ocean meet and overlap • ...

Water Cycle Crossword 2022-03-11

Water Cycle Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currents masses of ocean water that flow from one place to another
  2. zone the upper part of the ocean into which sunlight penetrates
  3. cover vegetation can slow the movement of runoff, so there is more time for
  4. range the difference in height between successive high and low tides
  5. the accumulation of sediment found along the shore of lake or ocean
  6. tides tides that have the lowest tidal range, occurring near the times of the first-quarter phases of the moon
  7. The process by which water vapor in the atmosphere changes to its liquid state.
  8. zone open ocean of any depth
  9. effect the deflection of currents away from their original course as a result of earth's rotation
  10. pyramid like peak
  11. tides tides that have the greatest tidal range due to the alignment of the Earth-moon-sun system.
  12. level a feeding level in a food chain. Plants and algae make up the first level, followed by herbivores, and carnivores
  13. trough carved in the ocean
  14. zone area of the surface created by the mixing of water by waves, currents, and tides
  15. transpiration The roots of plants absorb water from the ground.
  16. regular changes in the elevation of the ocean surface
  17. currents vertical currents of ocean water that are caused by density differences among water masses
  18. trough u shaped valley
  19. organisms living organisms living on or in the ocean bottom
  20. the use of light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich glucose molecules
  21. a thick mass of ice originating on land as a result of the compaction and recrystallization of snow.
  22. huge circular-moving current systems that dominate the surfaces of the oceans
  23. currents movements of water that flow horizontally in the upper part of the ocean's surface
  24. includes all organisms that drift with ocean currents
  25. the distance that the wind has traveled across open water
Down
  1. zone area where land and ocean meet and overlap
  2. is the total amount of solid material dissolved in water
  3. chain a sequence of organisms through which energy is transferred, starting with the primary producer
  4. the layer of ocean water between about 300 meters and 1000 meters where there is a rapid change of density with depth
  5. occurs when the droplet-laden clouds discharge themselves ad water falls to earth.
  6. zone is a subdivision of the benthic zone and includes the deep-ocean floor.
  7. includes all animals capable of moving independently of the ocean currents, by swimming or other means of propulsion
  8. steep sided depression, bowl
  9. refraction is the bending of waves, and it affects the distribution of energy along the shore
  10. the movement of water from Earth's surface downward into porous rock or soil.
  11. the process by which certain microorganisms create organic molecules from inorganic nutrients using chemical energy
  12. valley smaller valley above the main trough
  13. zone beyond the continental shelf
  14. zone seaward from the low-tide line
  15. web a group of interrelated food chains
  16. The process by which liquid water changes to water vapor and enters the atmosphere as gas. Bodies of water Vast surface areas of oceans, rivers, lakes and other bodies of water.
  17. productivity is the production of organic compounds from inorganic substances through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
  18. the rising of cold water from deeper layers to replace warmer surface water
  19. tidal a pattern that has a single high tide and a single low tide each tidal day
  20. zone any sea-bottom surface regardless of its distance from shore and is mostly inhabited by benthos organisms
  21. zone the part of the ocean in which there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis
  22. the water that hits land and does not either evaporate or infiltrate the ground

47 Clues: pyramid like peak • trough u shaped valley • trough carved in the ocean • steep sided depression, bowl • zone open ocean of any depth • zone beyond the continental shelf • zone seaward from the low-tide line • valley smaller valley above the main trough • web a group of interrelated food chains • zone area where land and ocean meet and overlap • ...

Horizon Water Cycle 2022-03-21

Horizon Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A reservoir that water molecules often end up in after they leave a river.
  2. The process in which a substance changes directly from a solid into a gas.
  3. Spokane's sole source of drinking water.
  4. Water that is held in the spaces that exist between the soil and rocks.
  5. When the molecules on the surface of a liquid gain enough energy to break free and become a gas.
  6. The process of a lake filling up with sediment over a long period of time until it is no longer a lake.
  7. The envelope of gases that surrounds our planet.
  8. The primary source of energy for the water cycle.
  9. It may be natural or manmade, and it is a place where water collects and remains there for a period of time.
  10. A continuous process that moves water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back.
  11. The only state that is completely surrounded by water.
  12. When a substance heats up, becomes less dense and rises - and then cools and becomes more dense and sinks - over and over...
  13. Ocean water that is flowing and is really salty and cold.
  14. The term used to describe water that flows to lower areas after it has precipitated.
Down
  1. Water, in any form, that falls from the sky to Earth.
  2. When was molecule becomes a gas and it occurs not only on the surface of the liquid, but also throughout the liquid.
  3. A type of reservoir that holds frozen water, sometimes for thousands of years.
  4. The mount of the salt water on Earth compared to the total amount of water.
  5. When water vapor loses enough energy and water molecules cling to other water molecules to form a liquid.
  6. The process of water leaving a plant through tiny holes(stomata) on their leaves.
  7. Moving ocean water that is less salty and warm.
  8. A substance that all living things need in order to carry out their body processes.
  9. Of the amount of fresh water, this is how much of it is frozen near the poles.
  10. The process of water creeping into the soil.
  11. The name of Mr. Morrow's white dog.
  12. The solid form of water.

26 Clues: The solid form of water. • The name of Mr. Morrow's white dog. • Spokane's sole source of drinking water. • The process of water creeping into the soil. • Moving ocean water that is less salty and warm. • The envelope of gases that surrounds our planet. • The primary source of energy for the water cycle. • Water, in any form, that falls from the sky to Earth. • ...

The Water Cycle 2014-01-07

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Vapor Water in a gaseous state.
  2. is the downward movement of water from the land surface into the soil or porous rock.
  3. occurs when the sun heats up water and it becomes vapor.
  4. Runoff is when precipitation travels over the soil surface to the nearest stream channel.
  5. To use a material more than once.
  6. is an example of a groundwater discharge. It is usually formed when the side of a hill, a valley bottom, or other excavation intersects at or below the local water table, below which the substrate is saturated.
  7. it occurs when the vapor turns directly
  8. solid ice or snow
  9. Storage includes wetlands, lakes, ponds, and large rivers that hold freshwater.
Down
  1. Discharge the movement of water out of the ground.
  2. is condensation falling onto land in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow.
  3. the layer of air that surrounds the earth.
  4. occurs when air cools and the vapor collects into the cloud
  5. store most of the Earth’s water; Over 70% of the Earth’s surface is ocean.
  6. a mass of tiny droplets of water that condensed from the air.
  7. Uptake is how much water the plant absorbs and uses.
  8. runoff is when snow and ice melt into surface water and moves
  9. solid water that turns into vapor.
  10. the soil surface into streams.
  11. flow is the movement of water in a natural channel such as a river. The amount of water flowing in the stream is affected by the watershed’s surface runoff, springs, and groundwater discharge.

20 Clues: solid ice or snow • the soil surface into streams. • Vapor Water in a gaseous state. • To use a material more than once. • solid water that turns into vapor. • it occurs when the vapor turns directly • the layer of air that surrounds the earth. • Discharge the movement of water out of the ground. • Uptake is how much water the plant absorbs and uses. • ...

Water Cycle Crossword 2020-12-03

Water Cycle Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. area filled with water usually localized in a basin
  2. gas phase of water
  3. a large expanding sea of salt water
  4. draining away of water from a surface such as pavement
  5. big fluffy objects in the sky
  6. the atmospheric temperature where dew can form
  7. the layer of gas that surrounds earth
  8. holding as much water/moisture that can be absorbed
  9. temperature below 32 degrees fahrenheit
  10. water held underground in the soil and in rocks
Down
  1. water released from the clouds in the form of rain, freezing ice and snow
  2. water leaving through the process of stomata (vapor form)
  3. process in which liquids turn into vapor
  4. the dropping of material (such as sediment)
  5. the process in which water in the ground enters the soil
  6. amount of water vapor in the air
  7. water held in the soil that is affected by precipitation
  8. conservation of water vapor or gas as a liquid
  9. transition of water from a solid right to a gas (no liquid state)
  10. solid water becoming liquid by heat
  11. underwater boundary between soil and area where water penetrates the soil and sediment

21 Clues: gas phase of water • big fluffy objects in the sky • amount of water vapor in the air • a large expanding sea of salt water • solid water becoming liquid by heat • the layer of gas that surrounds earth • temperature below 32 degrees fahrenheit • process in which liquids turn into vapor • the dropping of material (such as sediment) • ...

The Water Cycle 2020-12-11

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water vapor cools and becomes a liquid
  2. runoff water ends up in surface water before being evaporated again
  3. a process at which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to the gaseous state
  4. vapor, water in its gas form
  5. 3% of earths water is
  6. cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
  7. a tiny sphere of a liquid
  8. the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
  9. The amount of water vapor in the air
  10. water that exists underground in saturated zones beneath the land surface
  11. where most of the energy that drives the water cycle comes from
  12. The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
  13. Pulls down on H2O so it falls
  14. submerge in a liquid
  15. groundwater is stored deep in underground pools called
  16. the solid part of the earth's surface
  17. a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles
Down
  1. when precipitation hits the ground, it is either absorbed, or it flows over the surface of the earth
  2. the water that plants give off as part of their respiratory process (they "breathe" in carbon dioxide and "breathe" out oxygen - in this process, they also make water)
  3. surface, the outermost level of the land or sea
  4. the application of water to an area in order to supplement or replace natural precipitation
  5. the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil; downward movement of water through soil
  6. clear ice pellets precipitation, forms when rain falls through layer of freezing air
  7. when water in the form of ice, rain, sleet, hail, or snow, falls to Earth
  8. forceful exertion
  9. an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point at a lower elevation
  10. move through a system and return to the starting point
  11. The process of removing water from saltwater
  12. The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
  13. A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon
  14. a form of energy transferred by a difference in temperature
  15. The most abundant water on earth is
  16. a cloud at ground level

33 Clues: forceful exertion • submerge in a liquid • 3% of earths water is • a cloud at ground level • a tiny sphere of a liquid • vapor, water in its gas form • Pulls down on H2O so it falls • The most abundant water on earth is • The amount of water vapor in the air • the solid part of the earth's surface • water vapor cools and becomes a liquid • ...

The Water Cycle 2021-07-01

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When it starts to rain!
  2. Huge ice mountains!
  3. The bright yellow thing that helps Evaporation.
  4. The water turns into clouds.
  5. The water on the Surface.
  6. The water ______ when it goes from water to clouds.
  7. When the water flows to the rivers.
  8. The Water that floats to the sky. (Like Evaporation)
  9. The really solid version of rain.
Down
  1. When the sun drys up the water.
  2. Where would the water evaporate from?
  3. Water is finding paths to rivers.
  4. There is Liquid, Gas and _____
  5. The water that is under the ground.
  6. When it rains it travels to the place where most water is.
  7. The place we live that Makes the Water Cycle possible.
  8. The only reason a water cycle works.
  9. The hot vapour clouds!
  10. You need water to turn it into this thing.
  11. Water as Gas.
  12. Dirt, Mud (Evaporation can get this thing too!)

21 Clues: Water as Gas. • Huge ice mountains! • The hot vapour clouds! • When it starts to rain! • The water on the Surface. • The water turns into clouds. • There is Liquid, Gas and _____ • When the sun drys up the water. • Water is finding paths to rivers. • The really solid version of rain. • The water that is under the ground. • When the water flows to the rivers. • ...

The water cycle 2021-07-01

The water cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stream
  2. runs over the ground gathering together in lakes
  3. water droplets
  4. keeps the water moving
  5. small Ocean
  6. Evaporation
  7. Hot water
  8. land
  9. water releasing from the clouds
  10. COLD
  11. water vapor cools
Down
  1. water vapor
  2. doesn't stop
  3. Big sea
  4. Little ice balls
  5. slush
  6. what we drink
  7. Water drops
  8. fire ball
  9. big and blue

20 Clues: land • COLD • slush • stream • Big sea • Hot water • fire ball • water vapor • small Ocean • Evaporation • Water drops • doesn't stop • big and blue • what we drink • water droplets • Little ice balls • water vapor cools • keeps the water moving • water releasing from the clouds • runs over the ground gathering together in lakes

The Water Cycle 2022-11-02

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water soaking into the soil becoming part of groundwater flow
  2. Water vapor condensing on a surface
  3. Water vapor changes from gas to ice crystals on a surface
  4. When condensation of water vapor happens, these form in the sky
  5. Instrument that measures the amount of precipitation
  6. A measurement of the amount of water vapor in the air
  7. One form of precipitation, this happens when it is below freezing (32° F/0° C)
  8. Plants releasing water vapor from their leaves
  9. When water falls as precipitation, this is what the water that runs along the surface is called
  10. Most of the evaporation that happens on our planet comes from the ______ (it covers most of the planet)
  11. Instrument that measures humidity
  12. Energy from the sun/driving energy source for the water cycleand wind/weather
  13. The condition of the atmosphere only occurs in the Troposphere
Down
  1. The continuous process by which water moves through living and nonliving parts of the environment
  2. Water changing into water vapor
  3. Stage of the water cycle where water vapor changes into water droplets
  4. The source of energy that drives the water cycle (it’s what makes the water cycle happen)
  5. 95% of atmosphere's mass/where weather occurs
  6. water the seeps/infiltrates into the surface and is absorbed into the ground
  7. One form of precipitation, this happens when it is above freezing (32° F/0° C)
  8. Water in the gaseous form only found in the troposphere

21 Clues: Water changing into water vapor • Instrument that measures humidity • Water vapor condensing on a surface • 95% of atmosphere's mass/where weather occurs • Plants releasing water vapor from their leaves • Instrument that measures the amount of precipitation • A measurement of the amount of water vapor in the air • Water in the gaseous form only found in the troposphere • ...

the water cycle 2022-10-09

the water cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. moisture in air
  2. gasses surrounding the earth
  3. frozen water falling from sky
  4. Large fresh or salt water body of water
  5. rain forming
  6. traps water in it
  7. created by mountain runoff
  8. smaller flowing body of water
  9. body of water dropping off ledge
  10. melted snow
Down
  1. when humid air turns into rain
  2. "get out of my _______ Donkey!"
  3. frozen balls of water
  4. huge frozen chunks of water
  5. ball of fire in the sky
  6. water turns into vapor
  7. large body of salt water
  8. creatures drink from the water cycle
  9. temperature changes this
  10. natural pools of fresh water

20 Clues: melted snow • rain forming • moisture in air • traps water in it • frozen balls of water • water turns into vapor • ball of fire in the sky • large body of salt water • temperature changes this • created by mountain runoff • huge frozen chunks of water • gasses surrounding the earth • natural pools of fresh water • frozen water falling from sky • smaller flowing body of water • ...

The Water Cycle 2016-11-28

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. off/ water that cannot be absorbed into the ground
  2. zones/ the water below the water table that holds the water
  3. zone/ The area between the surface and the water table where open spaces allow water to flow through.
  4. an underground reservoir of water that can be extracted for surface use
  5. water seeping into the ground from the surface
  6. the movement of water out of plants
  7. gas into liquid
  8. taking liquid into a root system for plants from soil
  9. when solid changes into a liquid
  10. parts per billion (abbreviate)
Down
  1. water/ water found on earth’s surface
  2. when a liquid turns into a solid
  3. When water falls back onto earth it collects in oceans, lakes and rivers
  4. getting rid of liquid waste
  5. movement of water through earth’s crust
  6. an area where fresh water mixes with salt water
  7. water falls in the forms of rain, snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain, or ice
  8. cycle/ a cycle that involves the processes of evaporation, condensation and precipitation.
  9. water/ water deep within the roots of the earth
  10. water changes from liquid to gas (slowly)
  11. Fuel or energy for the cycle
  12. parts per million (abbreviate)

22 Clues: gas into liquid • getting rid of liquid waste • Fuel or energy for the cycle • parts per billion (abbreviate) • parts per million (abbreviate) • when a liquid turns into a solid • when solid changes into a liquid • the movement of water out of plants • water/ water found on earth’s surface • movement of water through earth’s crust • water changes from liquid to gas (slowly) • ...

The Water Cycle 2024-05-21

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
  2. The body of salt that covers approximately 70.8% of the Earth.
  3. relating to water.
  4. an underground layer of water-bearing material, consisting or permeable or fractured rock, or of unconsolidated materials.
  5. A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water.
  6. water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
  7. The science of water.
  8. a transparent tank of water in which fish and other water creatures and plants are kept.
  9. The study of the atmosphere.
Down
  1. The process of water movements through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems, and flowers.
  2. a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and a free connection to the open sea.
  3. all any point in a river or stream where water flowers over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops.
  4. a substance diffused to suspended in the air, especially one normally liquid or solid.
  5. to supply (land, crops, etc.) with water by artificial means.
  6. an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry.
  7. liquid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume.
  8. turn from liquid into vapor.
  9. a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water.
  10. in the sense of sprinkle, to moisten or soak with water.
  11. a layer of gas and suspended solids extending from the Earth’s surface up many thousands of miles.

20 Clues: relating to water. • The science of water. • turn from liquid into vapor. • The study of the atmosphere. • rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. • liquid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume. • a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water. • in the sense of sprinkle, to moisten or soak with water. • ...

The Water Cycle! 2024-09-11

The Water Cycle! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when gas cools into a liquid
  2. fluffy clouds that are flat at the bottom
  3. precipitation that are small balls of ice
  4. the place where clouds are formed
  5. thin clouds that look like feathers
  6. the movement of air
  7. the changes in air
  8. most common form of precipitation
  9. a cloud that forms close to the ground
  10. this precipitation is usually seen in winter
Down
  1. cycle the movement of water from Earth, to the atmosphere and back
  2. a snow storm
  3. Teacher your teachers name!
  4. when water vapor cools and condenses around dust particles ___ is formed
  5. ______ clouds are low level clouds that form layers
  6. a very strong storm
  7. wind that spins in a funnel shape
  8. any form of water that falls from the atmosphere to Earth
  9. water in its solid state
  10. when liquid changes into a gas

20 Clues: a snow storm • the changes in air • a very strong storm • the movement of air • water in its solid state • Teacher your teachers name! • when gas cools into a liquid • when liquid changes into a gas • wind that spins in a funnel shape • the place where clouds are formed • most common form of precipitation • thin clouds that look like feathers • a cloud that forms close to the ground • ...

Water Cycle Crossword 2025-05-09

Water Cycle Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The lowest layer of the Earth’s atmosphere
  2. Condensed and visible mass of tiny water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere
  3. The gaseous phase of water
  4. In what conditions do molecules move faster in
  5. When liquid turns to gas
  6. Another word for hydrologic cycle
  7. Something that is happening over and over again
  8. The biggest star
  9. A heavy storm with lightning and rain
  10. When rain, sleet, hail, or snow falls
Down
  1. Gases surrounding our planet
  2. When energy transfers, does it transfers outwards or inwards
  3. Measuring how much water vapor is in the air
  4. When you go higher into the troposphere, does the temperature increase or decrease
  5. When gas turns to liquid
  6. Measuring how hot or cold something is
  7. Where something comes from
  8. A rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm
  9. Air that moves from high to low pressure
  10. To move from one place to another or one object to another

20 Clues: The biggest star • When gas turns to liquid • When liquid turns to gas • The gaseous phase of water • Where something comes from • Gases surrounding our planet • Another word for hydrologic cycle • A heavy storm with lightning and rain • When rain, sleet, hail, or snow falls • Measuring how hot or cold something is • Air that moves from high to low pressure • ...

Weather + Water Cycle 2025-10-07

Weather + Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Vapor The gaseous form of water present in the atmosphere.
  2. A fluffy white cloud that usually signals fair weather.
  3. When water vapor cools and changes into liquid droplets forming clouds.
  4. A scientist who studies and predicts weather.
  5. Front When cold air pushes under warm air causing storms and heavy rain.
  6. Water flowing over the surface of the ground into rivers lakes and oceans.
  7. The process where liquid water changes into water vapor due to heat from the Sun.
  8. Steady winds that blow from east to west near the equator.
  9. Front When a cold front overtakes a warm front lifting warm air off the ground.
  10. An area where air is rising often bringing clouds and precipitation.
  11. The direct transfer of heat between objects that are touching.
  12. The boundary where two different air masses meet often causing precipitation.
  13. Winds that blow from west to east in the mid latitudes.
  14. An area where air is sinking usually bringing clear calm weather.
  15. A severe snowstorm with strong winds and very low visibility.
  16. A strong downward current of air that can cause damage similar to a tornado.
  17. Surge A rise in sea level caused by strong winds and low pressure during a hurricane.
  18. Front When a cold and warm air mass meet but neither moves causing long periods of rain.
  19. A large body of air with similar temperature and humidity throughout.
Down
  1. A tall dense cloud that brings thunderstorms and heavy rain.
  2. Front When warm air moves over cold air bringing steady rain or snow.
  3. The apparent curving of moving air and water due to Earth’s rotation.
  4. Water falling from clouds as rain snow sleet or hail.
  5. A prediction of future weather conditions.
  6. The average weather conditions in a region over long periods of time.
  7. A storm with lightning thunder heavy rain and sometimes hail.
  8. The amount of water vapor in the air.
  9. Rising warm air within a thunderstorm that fuels cloud growth.
  10. The transfer of heat energy from the Sun to Earth through space.
  11. Overflow of water onto normally dry land often caused by heavy rainfall.
  12. A rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground.
  13. The condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place.
  14. The rising of cold nutrient rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface.
  15. The movement of warm air rising and cool air sinking that drives weather patterns.
  16. The opposite of El Nino where cooler Pacific water strengthens trade winds and affects rainfall.
  17. A climate event where warm water builds up in the Pacific Ocean changing global weather.
  18. A thin wispy cloud high in the sky that often signals a change in weather.
  19. A long period with little or no precipitation.
  20. A narrow band of strong winds high in the atmosphere that guides weather systems.
  21. A large rotating tropical storm powered by warm ocean water.

40 Clues: The amount of water vapor in the air. • A prediction of future weather conditions. • A scientist who studies and predicts weather. • A long period with little or no precipitation. • Water falling from clouds as rain snow sleet or hail. • A fluffy white cloud that usually signals fair weather. • Winds that blow from west to east in the mid latitudes. • ...

water cycle crossword puzzle Gabby L 2022-11-29

water cycle crossword puzzle Gabby L crossword puzzle
Across
  1. there made of water and, has water weight and releases rain when to heavy.
  2. it participates in the water cycle by being moving water.
  3. All the trees, grass, and plants are performing gravity-defying in the water cycle.
  4. Liquid that turns into gas.
  5. when rain falls and most of it disappears from evaporation.
  6. Something that sinks into the ground if Water goes on it.
  7. Condenses into little mini droplets.
  8. Its not a big part of the water cycle but it releases steam that makes clouds.
Down
  1. Gas that turns into liquid.
  2. water that goes into the ground very quickly.
  3. a place where water moves underground and finds an opening to the land surface.
  4. Moves water everywhere over the earth.
  5. what makes the water cycle work.
  6. Very high in the sky it gets below freezing.
  7. The largest part of the water cycle.

15 Clues: Gas that turns into liquid. • Liquid that turns into gas. • what makes the water cycle work. • Condenses into little mini droplets. • The largest part of the water cycle. • Moves water everywhere over the earth. • Very high in the sky it gets below freezing. • water that goes into the ground very quickly. • it participates in the water cycle by being moving water. • ...

Water Cycle Crossword 2021-01-11

Water Cycle Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this is a natural underground storage area for fresh water.
  2. The process of water going from a gas to a liquid
  3. The majority of ___ water is frozen so that most of it is undrinkable.
  4. The process where solid water turns into water vapor
  5. Condensation turns water vapor into ___ water.
  6. The process of water going from a liquid to a gas.
  7. This is a large floating piece of ice found in the ocean; whose mass is mostly found under the surface of the water.
  8. Deposition turns water vapor (gas) into ___ water.
  9. ___% of the Earth's water is fresh water.
  10. This happens when excess water flows across the surface of the land and into streams, rivers, and lakes.
Down
  1. The process where liquid water turns into solid water.
  2. The process where trees release water vapor into the atmosphere
  3. Water vapor is a ___.
  4. The process where condensed water from clouds fall down to the Earth as either rain, snow, sleet or hail
  5. ___% of the Earth's water is salt water.
  6. The process where solid water turns into liquid water.
  7. The vast majority of all water found on Earth contains ___, which makes it undrinkable.
  8. Sublimation turns solid water into water ___.
  9. The process where water vapor turns into solid water
  10. The process where water goes down through the soil and ground.

20 Clues: Water vapor is a ___. • ___% of the Earth's water is salt water. • ___% of the Earth's water is fresh water. • Sublimation turns solid water into water ___. • Condensation turns water vapor into ___ water. • The process of water going from a gas to a liquid • The process of water going from a liquid to a gas. • Deposition turns water vapor (gas) into ___ water. • ...

The Water Cycle 2022-03-15

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process of turning from liquid into vapor.
  2. a biogeochemical cycle that describes the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth.
  3. a cavity in the ground, especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground.
  4. a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
  5. bodies of ice that are found in the mountains.
  6. the transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas state, without passing through the liquid state.
  7. a shaft sunk into the ground to obtain water, oil, or gas.
  8. permeation of a liquid into something by filtration.
  9. a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
  10. water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
  11. transformation of gas into solid without an intermediate liquid phase
  12. the amount of salt in a liquid.
  13. a quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or in a gas.
  14. a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.
  15. a glacial episode during a past geological period.
  16. one that is below the freezing temperature throughout its mass for the entire year; a subpolar (or polythermal) glacier contains ice below the freezing temperature.
  17. a high-latitude region of a planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite that is covered in ice.
  18. found in Lakes and rivers; not of the sea.
Down
  1. a geological interval of warmer global average temperature lasting thousands of years that separates consecutive glacial periods within an ice age.
  2. a spring of naturally hot water, typically heated by subterranean volcanic activity.
  3. a hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air.
  4. an all-encompassing term for those portions of Earth's surface where water is in solid form, including sea ice, lake ice, river ice, snow cover, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, and frozen ground.
  5. a high-latitude region of a planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite that is covered in ice.
  6. a rising of seawater, magma, or other liquid.
  7. purifying water for human use.
  8. an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.
  9. the draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure, etc.
  10. a large body of water surrounded by land.
  11. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
  12. the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
  13. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
  14. a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.
  15. the branch of science concerned with the properties of the earth's water, and especially its movement in relation to land.
  16. a continuous, directed movement of sea water generated by a number of forces acting upon the water, including wind, the Coriolis effect, breaking waves, cabbeling, and temperature and salinity differences.
  17. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
  18. a cave, or a chamber in a cave, typically a large one.
  19. the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.

37 Clues: purifying water for human use. • the amount of salt in a liquid. • a large body of water surrounded by land. • found in Lakes and rivers; not of the sea. • a rising of seawater, magma, or other liquid. • the process of turning from liquid into vapor. • bodies of ice that are found in the mountains. • a glacial episode during a past geological period. • ...

Water cycle vocab 2022-01-12

Water cycle vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water containing less than 1,000 milligrams per liter of dissolved solids, most often salt
  2. the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere
  3. a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.
  4. the gas and aerosol envelope that extends from the ocean, land, and ice-covered surface of a planet outward into space
  5. the amount of dissolved salts that are present in water.
  6. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
  7. the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
  8. process where water vapor becomes liquid
  9. Groundwater is the water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock.
  10. the study of the distribution and movement of water both on and below the Earth's surface
Down
  1. the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.
  2. the evaporation of water from plants occurring at the leaves
  3. a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.
  4. an element or compound transitions from its liquid state to its gaseous state below the temperature at which it boils
  5. a large body of water surrounded by land.
  6. is the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice.
  7. a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together
  8. a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
  9. a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.
  10. water that contains a high concentration of dissolved salts (mainly sodium chloride)
  11. (of a liquid) flow over and away from a surface.

21 Clues: process where water vapor becomes liquid • a large body of water surrounded by land. • (of a liquid) flow over and away from a surface. • rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. • the amount of dissolved salts that are present in water. • the evaporation of water from plants occurring at the leaves • ...

The Water Cycle 2018-03-15

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A geological formation containing ground water that can be used to supply wells or springs.
  2. Condensation falling onto land in the form of rain, sleet, hail, snow, and mist.
  3. This defines precipitation that travels over the soil surface to the nearest stream channel.
  4. It is usually formed on the side of a hill, or below the local water table.
  5. The process of snow and ice melting into surface water and moving across the soil surface into streams.
  6. The opposite of evaporation; it occurs when air cools and the vapor collects into liquid form.
  7. The journey water takes as it passes from the land
  8. The vertical and lateral movements of water through spaces between soil and rock layers.
  9. Contain 96.5% of the world’s water supply and comprises over 70% of the Earth’s surface.
  10. The invisible, gaseous form of water.
Down
  1. Occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air.
  2. The science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
  3. This includes wetlands, lakes, ponds, and large rivers that hold freshwater.
  4. The star that is the source of light and heat for the solar system and powers the water cycle.
  5. The movement of water out of the ground.
  6. An area of land where all the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place.
  7. The water that exists for long periods below the Earth’s surface.
  8. The downward movement of water from the land surface into the soil or porous rock.
  9. The means to which water is carried through the plants from the roots.
  10. A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.
  11. To cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid.
  12. The change and movement of the Earth’s water from liquid to vapor to solid.Down

22 Clues: The invisible, gaseous form of water. • The movement of water out of the ground. • To cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid. • The journey water takes as it passes from the land • The water that exists for long periods below the Earth’s surface. • Occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air. • ...

The Water Cycle 2018-03-15

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A geological formation containing ground water that can be used to supply wells or springs.
  2. The vertical and lateral movements of water through spaces between soil and rock layers.
  3. It is usually formed on the side of a hill, or below the local water table.
  4. The opposite of evaporation; it occurs when air cools and the vapor collects into liquid form.
  5. The movement of water out of the ground.
  6. Occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air.
  7. To cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid.
  8. The process of snow and ice melting into surface water and moving across the soil surface into streams.
  9. Condensation falling onto land in the form of rain, sleet, hail, snow, and mist.
  10. This includes wetlands, lakes, ponds, and large rivers that hold freshwater.
  11. The star that is the source of light and heat for the solar system and powers the water cycle.
Down
  1. The science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
  2. The change and movement of the Earth’s water from liquid to vapor to solid.Down
  3. The means to which water is carried through the plants from the roots.
  4. Contain 96.5% of the world’s water supply and comprises over 70% of the Earth’s surface.
  5. The journey water takes as it passes from the land
  6. The invisible, gaseous form of water.
  7. This defines precipitation that travels over the soil surface to the nearest stream channel.
  8. The water that exists for long periods below the Earth’s surface.
  9. A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.
  10. The downward movement of water from the land surface into the soil or porous rock.
  11. An area of land where all the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place.

22 Clues: The invisible, gaseous form of water. • The movement of water out of the ground. • To cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid. • The journey water takes as it passes from the land • The water that exists for long periods below the Earth’s surface. • Occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air. • ...

The Water Cycle 2016-11-28

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. parts per million (abbreviate)
  2. a cycle that involves the processes of evaporation, condensation and precipitation.
  3. water seeping into the ground from the surface
  4. parts per billion (abbreviate)
  5. water that cannot be absorbed into the ground
  6. the contamination of water
  7. water changes from liquid to gas (slowly)
  8. the water below the water table that holds the water
  9. when solid changes into a liquid
  10. the movement of water out of plants
  11. gas into liquid
  12. water water deep within the roots of the earth
  13. getting rid of liquid waste
Down
  1. water water found on earth’s surface
  2. an underground reservoir of water that can be extracted for surface use
  3. conservation the wise use of our resources
  4. When water falls back onto earth it collects in oceans, lakes and rivers
  5. taking liquid into a root system for plants from soil
  6. water falls in the forms of rain, snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain, or ice
  7. movement of water through earth’s crust
  8. Fuel or energy for the cycle
  9. The area between the surface and the water table where open spaces allow water to flow through.
  10. when a liquid turns into a solid
  11. an area where fresh water mixes with salt water

24 Clues: gas into liquid • the contamination of water • getting rid of liquid waste • Fuel or energy for the cycle • parts per million (abbreviate) • parts per billion (abbreviate) • when a liquid turns into a solid • when solid changes into a liquid • the movement of water out of plants • water water found on earth’s surface • movement of water through earth’s crust • ...

The Water Cycle 2013-04-14

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ________ ________ is rainwater and melted snow that run off streets and the surface of the land.
  2. A ________ is a flat area of land formed by sediment that has settled at the mouth of a river over many thousands of years.
  3. As the current of a sediment-laden river slows, the sediment begins to settle to the bottom, a process called ________.
  4. Large accumulations of underground water in permeable rock, soil, or sand that are excellent sources of water.
  5. ________ _______ is water from sinks, baths, washing machines and toilets.
  6. The process when so much water gathers in the clouds that the air currents can no longer keep it aloft.
  7. Water, whether liquid, solid, or gas, that contains a low concentration of dissolved salts.
  8. The movement of water that influences our weather, keeps rivers and lakes full, purifies water, and sustains many forms of life is called _______ ________.
  9. Treated water that is released back into the environment.
  10. Runoff from riverbanks and the surrounding land carries _______, which includes gravel, sand, silt, and mud into the river.
  11. Where rivers flow into an ocean, are affected by tidal action.
  12. The wearing away of Earth's surface, caused by the movement of materials from one place to another is called ________.
Down
  1. When more rain falls and the water completely fills the spaces above an impermeable layer causing the soil to become saturated with water.
  2. When gravity causes the water to sink into the ground, dissolving salts and minerals as it moves through the spaces between the soil particles.
  3. Long walls of soil built along the banks of a river to prevent flooding are called ________.
  4. __________ is the breakdown of rock into sediments.
  5. action As water evaporates a process called ________ _______ draws more water up from below ground, due to the force of cohesion between water molecules and the force of adhesion between water molecules and soil particles.
  6. __________ __________ occurs when water vapour reacts with airborne pollutants, particularly sulfur dioxide and nitric oxide.
  7. Water that has soaked into the soil is called ________ _______.
  8. The average concentration of salt in water.
  9. The upper level of the saturated zone is called ____________.
  10. A _______ ________ is a relatively flat area on either side of a river that floods when the water levels rise higher than normal and the river overflows its banks.

22 Clues: The average concentration of salt in water. • __________ is the breakdown of rock into sediments. • Treated water that is released back into the environment. • The upper level of the saturated zone is called ____________. • Where rivers flow into an ocean, are affected by tidal action. • Water that has soaked into the soil is called ________ _______. • ...

Water Cycle Vocab 2023-10-26

Water Cycle Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.
  2. Water sticks to other things
  3. A constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity.
  4. Water that is under ground
  5. The measure of the change in elevation over a certain distance
  6. Ocean current driven by wind
  7. Rain, Hail, Sleet, or snow
  8. Ocean current driven by water density
  9. The conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid.
Down
  1. Precipitation that runs off the landscape.
  2. The percent of open spaces or voids within a volume of soil or rock.
  3. A naturally occurring climate pattern associated with warming of the ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
  4. Flow of ground water
  5. The process by which water is transferred from the land to the atmosphere by evaporation from the soil and other surfaces and by transpiration from plants.
  6. A breeze blowing toward the land from the sea, especially during the day blowing to the relative warmth of the land.
  7. The process by which the dissolved mineral salts in water are removed.
  8. The level below which the ground is saturated with water.
  9. A seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region.
  10. Trade winds are even stronger than usual, pushing more warm water toward Asia.
  11. The process water circulates
  12. Water sticks to its self
  13. An area of land that channels rainfall, snowmelt, and runoff into a common body of water.
  14. The ability of a material to allow the passage of a liquid, such as water.
  15. The dissolved salt content of a body of water.
  16. A breeze blowing toward the sea from the land, especially at night, blowing to the relative warmth of the sea.

25 Clues: Flow of ground water • Water sticks to its self • Water that is under ground • Rain, Hail, Sleet, or snow • Water sticks to other things • The process water circulates • Ocean current driven by wind • Ocean current driven by water density • Precipitation that runs off the landscape. • The conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid. • The dissolved salt content of a body of water. • ...

Water Cycle Review 2023-10-26

Water Cycle Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the continuous movement of water from reservoir to reservoir
  2. when particles move slowly/vibrate and are tightly packed
  3. when a liquid becomes a gas
  4. height above or below a given location
  5. when particles move at a medium speed and slide past each other
  6. when water falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, hail...
  7. forms that matter can take on, including solid, liquid, and gas
  8. the driving force behind evaporation, condensation, melting, and freezing
  9. the tiny invisible pieces that matter is made of
  10. the driving for behind precipitation, runoff, and infiltration
  11. a series of reservoirs that are connected through the movement of water
  12. then a liquid becomes a gas through a plant
Down
  1. when a gas becomes a liquid
  2. the natural and human-made places where water is found
  3. water located on the surface of the earth such as lakes and streams
  4. when water seeps into the ground or soil
  5. when water flows along the surface of the ground
  6. when a solid becomes a liquid
  7. when a liquid becomes a solid
  8. when particles move fast, are far apart, and do not touch unless they collide

20 Clues: when a gas becomes a liquid • when a liquid becomes a gas • when a solid becomes a liquid • when a liquid becomes a solid • height above or below a given location • when water seeps into the ground or soil • then a liquid becomes a gas through a plant • when water flows along the surface of the ground • the tiny invisible pieces that matter is made of • ...

The Water Cycle 2023-11-30

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Frozen water crystals that fall from the atmosphere.
  2. A small pool of water, especially on a flat surface
  3. A small, flowing body of water that is often a tributary to a river.
  4. A vast body of saltwater that covers much of the Earth's surface.
  5. The process of taking in water by soil, plants, or other materials.
  6. Excess water flowing over the Earth's surface.
  7. The process where water turns into vapor or steam.
  8. The process of water vapor turning into liquid water.
  9. An area of land saturated with water, like a marsh or swamp
  10. Cycle The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.
Down
  1. Water falling from the sky, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
  2. The process of forming crystals as water evaporates.
  3. The release of water vapor from plants into the atmosphere.
  4. The layer of gases surrounding the Earth.
  5. Movement The flow of water beneath the Earth's surface in soil and rocks.
  6. The movement of water through soil and porous rocks.
  7. A natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater.
  8. The star at the center of our solar system, providing energy for the water cycle.
  9. A cloud of tiny water droplets near the ground, reducing visibility.
  10. Water falling in droplets from the clouds.
  11. Energy Energy from the sun that drives the water cycle.
  12. A collection of tiny water droplets or ice crystals in the air.
  13. The force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth.
  14. A large body of water surrounded by land.

24 Clues: The layer of gases surrounding the Earth. • A large body of water surrounded by land. • Water falling in droplets from the clouds. • Excess water flowing over the Earth's surface. • A natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater. • The process where water turns into vapor or steam. • A small pool of water, especially on a flat surface • ...

The Water Cycle 2023-03-22

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process that changes liquid water off of surfaces into to water vapor
  2. low-lying clouds that can cover the entire sky (grow horizontally)
  3. when water falls from the atmosphere (too heavy to be held up in clouds)
  4. surfaces like asphalt, sidewalks, etc... that do not allow water to pass through
  5. aquifer not surrounded by impermeable layers
  6. when rainwater soaks into the soil
  7. water that stays on the surface and flows into streams and rivers
  8. clouds that are very high up in the atmosphere, look like brush strokes, nice weather days
  9. frozen precipitation created in thunderstorm clouds due to high winds
  10. HUGE clouds that are capable of producing nasty, severe weather
  11. natural discharge area for groundwater in aquifers
  12. allows water to pass through easily. ex: gravel
  13. starts as snow, warms up but then freezes again before it hits the ground
  14. manmade discharge area for groundwater in aquifers
Down
  1. the sum of all processes by which water moves from the land surface to the atmosphere
  2. how far down you have to dig to get to groundwater
  3. falls as rain but freezes immediately upon hitting the ground
  4. the gaseous form of water
  5. when plants take up liquid water from the soil and release water vapor into the air from their stomata/leaves
  6. the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water (forms clouds)
  7. clouds that look like cotton balls with flat bottoms, nice weather days
  8. aquifer surrounded by impermeable layers
  9. starts as snow but warms up and stays above freezing the entire fall from cloud to ground
  10. when water that falls from the clouds as rain, snow, hail or sleet, collects in the oceans, rivers, lakes, streams
  11. means the cloud is capable of producing rain
  12. falls as frozen water droplets (remains frozen the entire time from cloud to ground)
  13. substance has a lot of empty spaces in it, allows water to be held/stored
  14. incredibly low laying clouds that occur near the surface of the earth
  15. area where water can get into an aquifer
  16. does not allow water to pass through. ex: clay
  17. when water moves about underground towards aquifers

31 Clues: the gaseous form of water • when rainwater soaks into the soil • aquifer surrounded by impermeable layers • area where water can get into an aquifer • aquifer not surrounded by impermeable layers • means the cloud is capable of producing rain • does not allow water to pass through. ex: clay • allows water to pass through easily. ex: gravel • ...

The water cycle 2024-04-07

The water cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a layer of rock, sand, or earth that contains water or allows water to pass through it
  2. water that falls from the clouds towards the ground
  3. a process that helps in forming large aggregates of particles.
  4. solid particles do not dissolve, but get suspended throughout the bulk of the solvent,
  5. water, water that has been used before, for example for washing, that can be stored and used again, for example in toilets
  6. a grey or white mass in the sky, made up of very small floating drops of water
  7. to supply land with water so that crops and plants will grow
  8. wet, partly melted falling snow:
  9. water that has frozen and become solid
Down
  1. the small, soft, white pieces of ice that sometimes fall from the sky when it is cold, or the white layer on the ground and other surfaces that it forms
  2. a test or examination to discover if there is anything wrong
  3. the drops of water that appear on cold windows or other surfaces, as a result of hot air or steam becoming cool
  4. the process of losing water through the surface or skin of a body or a plant
  5. ponds, something that prepares the water to go out into the world.
  6. something that allows liquids or gases to go through it:
  7. a large area of water surrounded by land and not connected to the sea except by rivers or streams
  8. water that collects below the surface of the earth
  9. a soft substance that is like a wet powder and consists of very small pieces of a solid material that have fallen to the bottom of a liquid
  10. the chemical water treatment process used to remove solids from water
  11. small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain

20 Clues: wet, partly melted falling snow: • water that has frozen and become solid • water that collects below the surface of the earth • water that falls from the clouds towards the ground • something that allows liquids or gases to go through it: • small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain • a test or examination to discover if there is anything wrong • ...