Water Cycle

2. Changing from a liquid to a gas or vapor
4. The liquid water component of the Earth. It includes the oceans, seas, lakes, ponds, rivers and streams
5. __ clouds are thunderstorm clouds.
7. __ forms when strong currents of rising air, known as updrafts, carry water droplets high enough for the water droplets to freeze
8. All water has been recycled __ of times
10. The ____ provides the energy for the water cycle.
15. When water is a gas, it is called __.
16. Our fresh water supplies are stored either beneath the ground (also called __), or in surface waters, such as lakes, rivers, and streams
17. For condensation to occur, water vapor must ____
18. Water that flows back to the ocean is called ____

1. Changing of water from gas (vapor) to liquid
3. When a plant releases water through its leaves
6. __ clouds are white, puffy clouds that look like pieces of floating cotton.
9. If raindrops fall through a layer of air that is below the freezing point of water, they form tiny frozen drops known as __. It can also begin as snow that partially melts as it falls through a layer of warm air.
11. __ clouds are uniform grayish clouds that often cover the entire sky.
12. The release of water from clouds
13. Describes how water in the Earth's ecosystem is in continual motion, moving from place to place and taking different forms.
14. __ occurs when there is a layer of warm air up high and the raindrops freeze while passing through a thin sub-freezing layer of air near the ground.
17. __ clouds are composed of ice and are thin, wispy clouds blown in high winds into long streamers.