The Water Cycle

1. Falls through cold air and reaches the surface
3. Process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas
4. Another name for the Water Cycle
5. Water lost to the atmosphere from the ground surface and transpiration of groundwater by plants through their leaves
6. Frozen precipitation melts in shallow warm air. Refreezes into ice chunks before reaching the surface
11. Superhighway used to transport water around the globe
14. Amount of water on Earth as there was 2000 years ago (more/less/same)
15. Frozen precipitation melts in warm air. Rain falls and freezes on cold surfaces
16. Another name for groundwater, usually describes water bearing formations
17. Frozen precipitation that melts and reaches the ground as liquid
18. Large amounts of water stored in the ground

2. Water locked up in its present state for a long period of time
7. Primary pathway that water moves from the liquid state back into the water cycle as water vapor
8. Process in which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water
9. Super storage for water, holds 96.5% of Earth's water
10. Precipitation that did not get absorbed into soil, or evaporate
12. process of snow and ice changing into water vapor without first melting into water
13. Water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow and hail