The Water Cycle Quiz

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Across
  1. 2. The flow of water occurring on the ground surface when excess rainwater, storm water, meltwater, or other sources, can no longer sufficiently rapidly infiltrate in the soil
  2. 4. The process by which an element or compound transitions from its liquid state to its gaseous state
  3. 6. The total amount of water found on, under, and above the surface of a planet.
  4. 8. The process in which a solid changes directly to a gas without going through the liquid state
  5. 9. The process by which water on the ground surface make a downward movement and enters into the soil
  6. 11. The process in which plant roots absorb water and then release the water in the form of vapor through the leaves, stems and flowers
  7. 12. The gaseous state of water
Down
  1. 1. Water that occurs below the surface of the Earth where it occupies all or part of the void spaces
  2. 3. The conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid
  3. 5. All liquid or solid water particles that fall from clouds and reach the ground
  4. 7. This energy provided by the sun’s rays hitting Earth is one of the driving forces moving water through the water cycle
  5. 10. The continuous and constant movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth