Water Cycle

2. water that falls from the clouds to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
6. continuous movement of water through the oceans, atmosphere, ground and living things
7. process in which water seeps into the ground through holes in the dirt and cracks in rocks
8. a simple chemical compound, each molecule contains 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom
11. process in which water vapor changes into water
12. release of water vapor into the atmosphere from the leaves of plants
13. process in which water changes into water vapor

1. average amount of time a substance remains in a reservoir
3. fresh water found below Earth's surface
4. process in which a solid changes directly into a gas without going through the liquid state
5. water that has little or no dissolved salts
9. storage location for a substance such as water
10. precipitation that flows over the surface of the land