Our Weather & Water Unit 3 Vocabulary Review

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Across
  1. 3. circulation of water primarily by evaporation and precipitation
  2. 8. changing of water from liquid to a gas without boiling
  3. 9. small round pellets of ice
  4. 11. changing of water from liquid to gas by boiling
  5. 13. when water vapor cools and turns into liquid water
  6. 15. clouds that are fluffy and billowy
  7. 18. clouds that are wispy and curly
  8. 19. where the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation meet
  9. 21. a place where ground water comes to the surface
  10. 25. dropping silver iodide or other chemicals into clouds to encourage raindrop formation
  11. 27. lower layer of rock filled with water
Down
  1. 1. rising of warm air
  2. 2. water vapor that condenses and freezes on the ground, plants, or other objects
  3. 4. rain with a lower than normal pH level
  4. 5. rock with holes that allows water to flow through it
  5. 6. a long period of time without significant precipitation
  6. 7. clouds that are stretched out in layers or sheets
  7. 10. large pellets of ice
  8. 12. clouds that are likely to bring rain
  9. 14. very tiny raindrops
  10. 16. top layer of rock through which water flows but does not stay
  11. 17. releasing of water vapor into the air by breathing or photosynthesis
  12. 20. water droplets stick together to form larger drops
  13. 22. rock that doesn't allow water to flow through it
  14. 23. 100% relative humidity
  15. 24. a cloud that touches the earth
  16. 26. water condensed on the ground