Water Cycle Vocab Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. A natural or artificial lake used to store water.
  2. 6. Water gathering in lakes, rivers, or oceans.
  3. 7. All the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
  4. 10. Ice or snow changing directly into water vapor without melting.
  5. 12. The process of water turning into vapor from surfaces like lakes or oceans.
  6. 14. Stream A small channel through which runoff water flows.
  7. 15. Water falling from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  8. 18. Nuclei Tiny particles in the air that water vapor condenses onto.
  9. 19. Water vapor turning directly into ice without becoming liquid.
  10. 20. The layer of gases surrounding the Earth.
Down
  1. 1. Combined process of evaporation and transpiration.
  2. 2. Water vapor cooling and changing back into liquid droplets.
  3. 3. Vapor Water in its gaseous form.
  4. 5. Water soaking into the soil.
  5. 8. Water flowing over the land into rivers, lakes, or oceans.
  6. 9. Water moving downward through soil and rock layers.
  7. 11. Water released from plants into the atmosphere.
  8. 13. Water stored underground in soil or rock layers.
  9. 16. A layer of rock or soil that holds groundwater.
  10. 17. A series of processes that repeat continuously.