Water Cycle Words

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Across
  1. 8. When the Sun heats water and turns it from a liquid into water vapour (a gas).
  2. 9. Water soaking from the ground surface into the soil.
  3. 10. Water moving slowly through underground rock layers towards rivers or the sea.
Down
  1. 1. Water falling from clouds to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  2. 2. Water vapour released into the air from plant leaves
  3. 3. Water moving slowly downwards through soil and rock.
  4. 4. When water vapour cools and changes back into tiny water droplets, forming clouds.
  5. 5. The amount of water flowing in a river, usually measured in cubic metres per second.
  6. 6. Water flowing over the land into rivers when the ground is saturated or impermeable.
  7. 7. Rainwater that falls from leaves and branches to the ground.
  8. 11. Water moving sideways through the soil towards a river.