Water Cycle Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. What we call the repeating path water follows through Earth’s land, air, and bodies of water
  2. 5. After water falls back to Earth, this stage explains why lakes, rivers, and oceans fill up again.
  3. 6. This part of the cycle describes water building up in large bodies over time.
  4. 8. What part of nature provides the energy needed to keep the whole water cycle moving?
  5. 9. If cloud droplets become too heavy to stay in the sky, this part of the cycle happens next.
  6. 10. Water that has soaked below Earth’s surface and is stored underground is called this.
  7. 12. This happens after water vapor cools, and it is the reason clouds can begin to form.
Down
  1. 2. Without this step, water from oceans and lakes could not rise into the air to continue the cycle.
  2. 3. These form high in the sky as a result of condensation.
  3. 4. This process happens when water does not stay on the surface but instead sinks into the soil.
  4. 7. Even plants help the water cycle by doing this through their leaves.
  5. 11. When rain falls faster than the ground can absorb it, this process moves water across the land.