Water and Water Cycle Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. process of water slowly moving through a filter like water moving through the soil
  2. 7. water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in the rock
  3. 10. process of a gas changing into a liquid
  4. 14. a slanted or tilted surface
  5. 15. vapor: water in the gaseous phase
  6. 18. process of water moving from the ground surface into the soil
  7. 19. the measure of hot or cold something is
  8. 21. a state of matter that stays fixed in a firm, stable shape
  9. 22. process of water moving through a plant and evaporating out of the leaves, stems, and flowers
  10. 24. a group of atoms bonded together to create a basic unit of a chemical
  11. 25. the natural force that pulls all objects on earth towards the center of the earth
Down
  1. 1. cycle: a cycle that is a continuous circulation of water in the earth's atmosphere system
  2. 2. when water sits on the surface as drops
  3. 3. a part of the cycle where water is temporarily collected and stored
  4. 5. a state of matter that expands freely into any available space
  5. 6. process of a liquid changing into a gas
  6. 8. a state of matter that flows freely but is of constant volume
  7. 9. a tool used to measure temperature
  8. 11. vapors condense to form water droplets
  9. 12. moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops
  10. 13. process of water gathering into an specific area like a lake
  11. 16. the draining away of water from the surface of the land
  12. 17. vane: tells the direction that the wind is blowing
  13. 20. gauge: measures how much rain has fallen
  14. 23. process of a solid changing directly into a gas without passing through the liquid phase like ice turning into a gas