The Water Cycle

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Across
  1. 2. When water falls on land it can flow over the surface into rivers, lakes, and oceans - this is called ________
  2. 4. When clouds become saturated, the water falls back to Earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  3. 5. when the water vapor rises, it cools and forms clouds
  4. 6. Plants absorb water from the soil and release water vapor into the atmosphere through their leaves.
Down
  1. 1. When precipitation soaks into the ground it is becoming groundwater and moving through underground layers of soil and rock. This is called _________
  2. 3. This happens when the sun heats water in oceans, lakes, and rivers, turning it into vapor or steam