The Water Cycle

3. any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the Earth
5. a slowly moving river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.
7. the process of turning from liquid into vapor.
8. a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
10. land consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land.
12. a thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions.
14. water held underground in the soil.
15. the draining away of water from the surface of an area of land.

1. water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapor, within a solid, or condensed on a surface.
2. the process by which water is transferred from the land to the atmosphere by evaporation from the soil and other surfaces and by transpiration from plants.
4. a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
6. water that results from the melting of snow.
9. a large body of water surrounded by land.
11. snow on the ground that is compressed and hardened by its own weight.
13. a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically