The Water Cycle

5. a natural flowing watercourse
6. the water that evaporated into the air, forms clouds, and then returns in the form of precipitation
7. underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures or unconsolidated materials
10. an area filled with water, localized in a basin
11. exhalation of water vapor through the stomata
13. water flowing in low-lying parts of the landscape
15. massive bodies of slowly moving ice
17. happens when a liquid turns into a gas
18. the greatest amount of water found on Earth
20. water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail

1. ponds, oceans, or the atmosphere
2. the movement of water to and from the Earth's surface
3. happens when water soaks into the soil from the ground level
4. also known as the water cycle
8. describes the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the earth
9. concentrations of salts in water or soils
12. result of an aquifer being filled to the point that the water overflows onto the land surface
14. water flows over the land as surface water
15. water present beneath Earth's surface in rock and soil pore spaces
16. a distinct ecosystem that is flooded by water
19. process of water vapor turning back into liquid water