Across
- 2. water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail
- 6. fresh water (from rain or melting ice and snow) that soaks into the soil and is stored in the tiny spaces (pores) between rocks and particles of soil
- 8. the process of gaseous water (water vapor) turning into liquid water
- 9. the evaporation of water from plants through stomata
Down
- 1. the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere
- 3. Mountains that cannot absorb water from heavy snowfalls produce runoff that turns into streams, rivers, and lakes
- 4. the process of water being absorbed into the ground
- 5. the process that changes liquid water to gaseous water (water vapor)
- 7. the star around which the earth orbits
- 8. a mass of water drops or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere