January 19, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Earth’s Spheres and Systems – Water Cycle Crossword Puzzle

5th Science· Uncategorized

Read the clue. Fill in the crossword puzzle with the correct word. The crossword puzzle will turn green if you are correct! Take a picture of the completed puzzle to show your teacher.


1. Underground rock or sediment that allows water to flow through it.
2. A large group of tiny droplets of water andor ice crystals that float in the air
3. When a gas changes to a liquid verb condense
4. Unusually long period of dry weather that leads to a water shortage
5. When a liquid changes to a gas verb evaporate
6. Part of the Earth that contains all the solid, liquid, and gaseous water; found under the surface of the geosphere and extends into the atmosphere
7. When water or ice falls from clouds in the form of rain, hail, snow, or sleet verb precipitate
8. The side of a mountain where there is little rain, as the prevailing winds have pushed clouds that release rain and snow to the opposite side of the mountain
9. Water that moves downhill, filling bodies of water on Earth’s surface or seeping into the ground and filling aquifers
10. Describes how water on Earth goes from liquid to gas and back to liquid again. The water cycle goes through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation phases.
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