The Water Cycle

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