Water Cycle Vocabulary Crossword

Occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air
a geological formation containing ground water that can be used to supply wells or springs
The star that is the source of light and heat for the solar system and powers the water cycle
The process of snow and ice melting onto surface water and moving across the soil surface into streams
This defines precipitation that travels over the soil surface to the nearest stream
Condensation falling onto land in the form of rain, sleet, hail, snow, and mist
When snow or ice chnage directly into vapor (dry ice)
This defines how much water the plant absorbs and uses
Contains 96.5% of the world's water supply and covers over 70% of Earth's surface
The invisible, gaseous form of water
This is the movement of water in a natural channel such as a river
The opposite of evaporation; it occurs when air cools and the vapor collects into liquid form
The change and movement of the Earth's water from liquid to vapor to solid
The other name given to the water cycle
A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere