The Water Cycle

5. the release of water from plants
7. This is how many molecules of water that make a droplet
8. Water that runs off the surface and into rivers and lakes and ponds
9. It happens when water vapor in the atmosphere is changed back into liquid water
12. Our __________ are made up of seventy percent water
13. Transpiration happens when water evaporates off the __________ of a plant

1. when drops form and they fall to the ground in the form of rain, sleet, or snow
2. The sun heats the waters of the oceans, causing them to change from a liquid to a gas or water vapor
3. Almost seventy-five percent of the Earth's surface is covered with this
4. Water that has infiltrated the ground and moves horizontally into streambeds or vertically until it meets the water table
6. The energy source that drives the water cycle
10. These are formed when water droplets rise in the atmosphere and reach a cooler place high up with less pressure
11. Three forms of precipitation mentioned in the article include rain, _______, and snow