water cycle

5. The release of water vapor into the atmosphere by plants through small openings in their leaves.
6. An area of land where all the water that falls within it drains into a common outlet, like a river or lake.
7. A natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored, such as a lake or a dam.
9. The movement of water from the surface into the soil, contributing to groundwater.
10. A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container, like water.
12. vapor Water in its gaseous state present in the atmosphere.
13. The process in which a substance transitions directly from a solid to a gas without passing through the liquid phase.

1. Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
2. A measure of how hot or cold something is.
3. The process where a liquid, like water, changes into a vapor or gas due to heating or exposure to the air.
4. The process by which water vapor in the air cools down and changes into liquid water, forming clouds or dew.
8. runoff Rainwater that flows over the ground surface rather than being absorbed into the soil.
11. A term used for the gaseous phase of a substance, like water vapor.