The Water Cycle

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Across
  1. 4. water returns from the atmosphere to the earth as rain, sleet, snow, and hail
  2. 5. liquid water percolates down through the soil into the ground
  3. 6. gravity pulls liquid water in a flow of precipitation over the ground
  4. 7. precipitation, such as snow or frozen water, instantaneously changes from ice to gaseous water vapor
Down
  1. 1. water vapor molecules come together and cool, forming liquid water
  2. 2. liquid surface water is heated by the sun and goes into water vapor
  3. 3. liquid water within plants is heated by the sun and evaporates through openings in their leaves