The Water Cycle

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Across
  1. 3. Water located beneath the earth's surface in soil pore spaces and fractures of rock formations.
  2. 7. The release of water vapor from plant leaves into the atmosphere.
  3. 8. Water that flows over the land surface into streams, rivers, and oceans.
  4. 10. The step of releasing water from clouds, through snow, sleet, hail, rain, and slush.
  5. 11. The making of water that is already evaporated into clouds.
  6. 12. Surface runoff produced from melting snow.
Down
  1. 1. The conversion of snow or ice directly into water vapor without melting first.
  2. 2. An underground layer of water-bearing rock or material that stores groundwater.
  3. 4. The process where liquid water heats up and changes into water vapor (gas)
  4. 5. The combined total of evaporation from the earth's surface and transpiration from plants.
  5. 6. Precipitation that is caught by vegetation or structures before reaching the ground.
  6. 9. The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.