Water Cycle

1. Slow moving masses of ice. Formed from continuous snowfall and can be found near the poles or in high altitudes in mountains.
8. As water vapor cools it changes to a liquid forming droplets.
9. Water flows downhill and falls from the atmosphere due to the force of _______________.
11. Water flowing on the surface of the earth.
13. Water changes from a liquid to a gas due to increased temperature.
14. Water is stored underground and flows downhill.
15. Water that falls from the atmosphere to the ground. Rain and snow are both forms of this.

2. Liquid water droplets join together to form clouds.
3. The water cycle is powered by energy from the ______.
4. Water moving from plants to the atmosphere.
5. Constant movement of water between the atmosphere and the surface of the earth.
6. Many parts of the water cycle describe the __________ of water from different areas of storage.
7. Water on the surface of the earth seeps into the soil and rocks.
10. Most of the water on earth is stored in these. All streams and rivers eventually lead to these water storage locations.
11. In many parts of the water cycle water is moving to between different areas of _____________.
12. Water is stored in these on land.