The Water Cycle

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Across
  1. 7. the process that changes liquid water off of surfaces into to water vapor
  2. 9. low-lying clouds that can cover the entire sky (grow horizontally)
  3. 11. when water falls from the atmosphere (too heavy to be held up in clouds)
  4. 12. surfaces like asphalt, sidewalks, etc... that do not allow water to pass through
  5. 15. aquifer not surrounded by impermeable layers
  6. 19. when rainwater soaks into the soil
  7. 21. water that stays on the surface and flows into streams and rivers
  8. 22. clouds that are very high up in the atmosphere, look like brush strokes, nice weather days
  9. 24. frozen precipitation created in thunderstorm clouds due to high winds
  10. 25. HUGE clouds that are capable of producing nasty, severe weather
  11. 27. natural discharge area for groundwater in aquifers
  12. 29. allows water to pass through easily. ex: gravel
  13. 30. starts as snow, warms up but then freezes again before it hits the ground
  14. 31. manmade discharge area for groundwater in aquifers
Down
  1. 1. the sum of all processes by which water moves from the land surface to the atmosphere
  2. 2. how far down you have to dig to get to groundwater
  3. 3. falls as rain but freezes immediately upon hitting the ground
  4. 4. the gaseous form of water
  5. 5. when plants take up liquid water from the soil and release water vapor into the air from their stomata/leaves
  6. 6. the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water (forms clouds)
  7. 8. clouds that look like cotton balls with flat bottoms, nice weather days
  8. 10. aquifer surrounded by impermeable layers
  9. 13. starts as snow but warms up and stays above freezing the entire fall from cloud to ground
  10. 14. when water that falls from the clouds as rain, snow, hail or sleet, collects in the oceans, rivers, lakes, streams
  11. 16. means the cloud is capable of producing rain
  12. 17. falls as frozen water droplets (remains frozen the entire time from cloud to ground)
  13. 18. substance has a lot of empty spaces in it, allows water to be held/stored
  14. 20. incredibly low laying clouds that occur near the surface of the earth
  15. 23. area where water can get into an aquifer
  16. 26. does not allow water to pass through. ex: clay
  17. 28. when water moves about underground towards aquifers