Across
- 3. A large mass of frozen freshwater on land
- 5. The solid form of water
- 7. Water that contains dissolved salts and minerals
- 8. A state of matter with no fixed shape or volume
- 10. Liquid precipitation
- 11. Water found in lakes, rivers, and ponds
- 12. A state of matter with a fixed volume but no fixed shape
- 15. Energy from the Sun that drives the water cycle
- 16. The force that pulls water downhill
- 17. Water vapor cooling and changing back into liquid droplets
- 20. Harmful substances that contaminate water
- 22. Area of land that drains into a river system
- 24. Liquid water changing into water vapor
Down
- 1. Water falling from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
- 2. Drops of water that form on surfaces when vapor condenses overnight
- 4. Water people can drink
- 6. Formation of ice crystals from water vapor
- 9. A state of matter with fixed shape and volume
- 13. Water stored beneath Earth’s surface in soil and rock
- 14. Water released from the leaves of plants
- 17. A visible mass of water droplets or ice crystals in the sky
- 18. A cloud that forms at ground level
- 19. vapor Water in its gaseous state
- 21. Frozen precipitation
- 23. Water that flows over Earth’s surface after rainfall