Water Cycle Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. The never-ending process where water moves between the ground, oceans, and sky through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff.
  2. 6. When the sun heats water and turns it into water vapor (a gas) that rises into the air.
  3. 8. Any form of water (rain, snow, sleet, or hail) that falls from clouds to the ground.
  4. 9. A series of steps that repeat over and over, like water moving around Earth again and again.
  5. 10. Power or heat that comes from the sun.
Down
  1. 1. The star at the center of our solar system that gives Earth light and heat.
  2. 3. When water gathers in one place like ponds, lakes, or the ocean.
  3. 4. When water vapor in the air cools and turns into tiny drops, making clouds or fog.
  4. 5. Water that flows over the land after rain or melting snow and travels into streams, rivers, or lakes.
  5. 7. The layer of air that surrounds Earth where we live and where weather happens.