Water Cycle

3. The process by which living organisms release water from the body as waste
5. The release of water vapor from plants into the atmosphere
9. The process by which ice or snow changes into liquid water
11. The process by which liquid water changes into water vapor due to heat
12. The process by which living organisms take in water through eating or drinking
13. Any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth such as rain snow sleet or hail
15. All living organisms on Earth including plants animals and microorganisms
16. Water stored beneath Earth’s surface in soil and rock
17. The process by which liquid water changes into ice

1. The process by which water vapor cools and changes into liquid droplets
2. All of Earth’s water including oceans rivers lakes groundwater ice and water vapor
4. Water in its gaseous state found in the air
6. The gathering of water in clouds or bodies of water during the water cycle
7. The process by which water soaks into the ground
8. The layer of gases surrounding Earth where weather and water processes occur
10. The process by which living organisms release water vapor into the atmosphere when breathing
14. Water that flows over land into streams rivers and other bodies of water
16. The solid parts of Earth including rocks soil landforms and Earth’s interior