Water Cycle Reading Puzzle #3

8. ________________ forms in clouds when the clouds are large enough to have water droplets.
9. ________________ is the process by which plants lose water in the form of water vapor.
10. If precipitation runs over the soil and _____________ in the oceans
12. . As the water reached the Earth's surface it may become ground water stored in __________________

1. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
2. ___________________ occurs when the water vapor in the air becomes cold and changes back into a liquid.
3. The _____________ cycle is the continuous movement of water between the surface of the Earth and the air.
4. It is a ____________________ cycle where water evaporates into the air and becomes part of a cloud, falls down to earth as precipitation, and then evaporates again.
5. The water from the shower _____________ to a water vapor and the droplets cover the mirror and other objects in the room.
6. _________________is cooled water that freezes on contact with ice crystals in clouds normally occurring in the summer months, and usually during thunderstorms.
7. ground water is then used by ___________ and animals for drinking.
11. It is also condensation when water droplets from the air form on the outside of a cold ______________.