Water Cycle

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Across
  1. 2. When water vapor changes directly into ice without becoming liquid first
  2. 4. The amount of salt dissolved in water
  3. 6. Water falling from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
  4. 7. The average weather conditions of a place over a long period of time
  5. 8. Water stored underground in soil and rock
  6. 11. When ice changes directly into water vapor without becoming liquid first
  7. 12. When plants release water vapor into the air
  8. 16. When water vapor cools and forms tiny liquid droplets (like clouds)
  9. 17. Water that flows over land into rivers, lakes, or oceans
  10. 18. The combined process of evaporation and transpiration
  11. 19. An underground layer that holds and allows water to flow
  12. 20. The area of land where all water drains to the same river, lake, or ocean
  13. 21. The process of water soaking into the ground
  14. 22. The main source of energy that drives the water cycle
Down
  1. 1. When water gathers in oceans, lakes, and rivers
  2. 3. Water that is found on Earth’s surface in lakes, rivers, streams, and oceans
  3. 5. A large, slow-moving mass of ice formed from compacted snow
  4. 9. The layer of gases surrounding Earth where weather occurs
  5. 10. The continuous movement of water on, above, and below Earth’s surface
  6. 11. When snow and ice melt into liquid water
  7. 13. The movement of water through soil and rock underground
  8. 14. The process of water soaking into the ground
  9. 15. The process where liquid water turns into water vapor due to heat