Water Cycle Terms

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Across
  1. 3. a large, slowly moving body of snow and ice.
  2. 5. changing from a solid to a liquid.
  3. 8. changing from a liquid to a solid.
  4. 9. an underground layer of porous rock and/or sand that contains water.
  5. 11. change from a liquid to a gas at temperatures below boiling.
  6. 12. a body of water, often an artificial lake, which is used to store water for human use.
  7. 13. the release of water vapor from the leaves of plants.
Down
  1. 1. a change from one state of matter to another.
  2. 2. forms clouds, mist, and fog.
  3. 4. water that moves across the surface of land into streams or rivers. Sources of runoff include heavy rain, snowmelt, or excess irrigation water. Runoff can carry pollutants from the soil into rivers and streams.
  4. 6. water that falls to Earth’s surface.
  5. 7. change from a gas to a liquid. Condensation of water occurs when water vapor is cooled.
  6. 10. the continuous movement of water from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back again.