6th Grade Water Cycle

5. the change from gas to liquid
6. underground store of water
9. water is mainly released from animals through this process
10. total kinetic energy of particles
13. water flowing over land back into bodies of water
14. hail grows in layers by repeatedly circulating in a freezing cloud due to these currents
15. process animals use to release water in order to cool off
18. force that pulls objects with mass together

1. rain, snow, sleet, or hail falling from the atmosphere to Earth
2. when water soaks into the ground and moves downward through pores and cracks in the rock layer
3. water released from plant leaves
4. the change from liquid to gas
7. water vapor must condense around these in order to form liquid (examples are dust, dirt, or smoke particles)
8. the formation of highly-ordered solid structures from particles in a solution
11. energy from the Sun which drives the water cycle
12. water that collects in cracks and pores in underground rock layers
16. the pores from which plants release water vapor in transpiration
17. continuous movement of water through Earth’s systems both biotic and abiotic