Hydrologic Cycle

2. is the unconfined flow of water over the ground surface, in contrast to channel runoff.
6. is the process by which water moves downward through the soil under gravitational forces.
8. is the evaporation of water from plants through stomata.
9. is the process of interrupting the movement of water in the chain of transportation events leading to streams
11. the process by which water vapor changes it's physical state from a vapor, most commonly, to a liquid.
12. is the direct conversion of snow and ice to atmospheric water vapor.

1. describes how water is exchanged (cycled) through Earth's land, ocean, and atmosphere.
3. one of the major processes in the cycle, is the transfer of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere.
4. occurs as surface storage in oceans, lakes, reservoirs, and glaciers; underground storage occurs in the soil, in aquifers, and in the crevices of rock formations.
5. is the physical process involving movement of water through the boundary area where the atmosphere interfaces with the soil.
6. is the process that occurs when any and all forms of water particles fall from the atmosphere and reach the ground.
7. is when the air near the surface is heated, then rises taking heat with it
10. is when water that falls from the clouds as rain, snow, hail or sleet, collects in the oceans, rivers, lakes, streams.