1.

droplet
a tiny drop

The water vapor eventually condenses, forming tiny droplets in clouds.

2. transpiration
the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants

Plants also lose water to the air (this is called transpiration).

3. water vapor
water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature

The water vapor eventually condenses, forming tiny droplets in clouds.

4. precipitation
the falling to earth of any form of water

When the clouds meet cool air over land, precipitation (rain, sleet, or snow) is triggered, and water returns to the
land (or sea).

5. condense
cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid

The water vapor eventually condenses, forming tiny droplets in clouds.

6. runoff
an election to resolve a vote that did not produce a winner

But most of the water flows downhill as runoff (above ground or underground), eventually returning to the seas as
slightly salty water.
7. evaporate
change into a vapor

The Sun's heat provides energy to evaporate water from the Earth's surface (oceans, lakes, etc.).

8. salty
containing or filled with salt

But most of the water flows downhill as runoff (above ground or underground), eventually returning to the seas
as slightly salty water.

9. Earth's surface
the outermost level of the land or sea

The Sun's heat provides energy to evaporate water from the Earth's surface(oceans, lakes, etc.).

10. sleet
partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)

When the clouds meet cool air over land, precipitation (rain, sleet, or snow) is triggered, and water returns to
the land (or sea).

11. circulate
move through a system and return to the starting point

The Water Cycle (also known as the hydrologic cycle) is the journey water takes as it circulates from the land to
the sky and back again.

12. downhill
the downward slope of a hill
 But most of the water flows downhill as runoff (above ground or underground), eventually returning to the
seas as slightly salty water.

13. cycle
a periodically repeated sequence of events

The Water Cycle (also known as the hydrologic cycle) is the journey water takes as it circulates from the land to
the sky and back again.

14. soak
submerge in a liquid

Some of the precipitation soaks into the ground.

15. underground
beneath the surface of the earth

Some of the underground water is trapped between rock or clay layers; this is called groundwater.

16. vapor
a visible suspension in the air of particles of a substance

The water vapor eventually condenses, forming tiny droplets in clouds.

17. trapped
forced to turn and face attackers

Some of the underground water is trapped between rock or clay layers; this is called groundwater.

18. eventually
after an unspecified period of time or a long delay
The water vapor eventually condenses, forming tiny droplets in clouds.

19. clay
water-soaked soil; soft, wet earth

Some of the underground water is trapped between rock or clay layers; this is called groundwater.

20. layer
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

Some of the underground water is trapped between rock or clay layers; this is called groundwater.

21. Sun
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

The Sun's heat provides energy to evaporate water from the Earth's surface (oceans, lakes, etc.).

22. water
compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear liquid

The Water Cycle (also known as the hydrologic cycle) is the journey watertakes as it circulates from the land
to the sky and back again.

23. cloud
a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude

The water vapor eventually condenses, forming tiny droplets in clouds.

24. trap
a device in which something can be caught and penned
 Some of the underground water is trapped between rock or clay layers; this is called groundwater.

25. land
the solid part of the earth's surface

The Water Cycle (also known as the hydrologic cycle) is the journey water takes as it circulates from
the land to the sky and back again.

26. flow
move along, of liquids

But most of the water flows downhill as runoff (above ground or underground), eventually returning to the seas
as slightly salty water.

27. snow
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

When the clouds meet cool air over land, precipitation (rain, sleet, or snow) is triggered, and water returns to
the land (or sea).

28. tiny
very small

The water vapor eventually condenses, forming tiny droplets in clouds.

29. rock
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals

Some of the underground water is trapped between rock or clay layers; this is called groundwater.

30. energy
 forceful exertion

The Sun's heat provides energy to evaporate water from the Earth's surface (oceans, lakes, etc.).

31. provide
give something useful or necessary to

The Sun's heat provides energy to evaporate water from the Earth's surface (oceans, lakes, etc.).

32. returning
tending to be turned back

But most of the water flows downhill as runoff (above ground or underground), eventually returning to the
seas as slightly salty water.

33. cool
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

When the clouds meet cool air over land, precipitation (rain, sleet, or snow) is triggered, and water returns to
the land (or sea).

34. slightly
to a small degree or extent

But most of the water flows downhill as runoff (above ground or underground), eventually returning to the seas
as slightly salty water.

35. plant
a living organism without the power to move

Plants also lose water to the air (this is called transpiration).

36. ocean
a large body of water that is part of the hydrosphere

The Sun's heat provides energy to evaporate water from the Earth's surface (oceans, lakes, etc.).

37. rain
water falling in drops from vapor in the atmosphere

When the clouds meet cool air over land, precipitation ( rain, sleet, or snow) is triggered, and water returns to
the land (or sea).

38. heat
a form of energy transferred by a difference in temperature

The Sun's heat provides energy to evaporate water from the Earth's surface (oceans, lakes, etc.).

39. surface
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer

The Sun's heat provides energy to evaporate water from the Earth's surface(oceans, lakes, etc.).

40. call
utter a sudden loud cry

Plants also lose water to the air (this is called transpiration).

41. lose
fail to keep or to maintain

Plants also lose water to the air (this is called transpiration).

42. ground
the solid part of the earth's surface

Some of the precipitation soaks into the ground.

43. sea
a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

When the clouds meet cool air over land, precipitation (rain, sleet, or snow) is triggered, and water returns to
the land (or sea).

44. lake
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

The Sun's heat provides energy to evaporate water from the Earth's surface (oceans, lakes, etc.).

45. sky
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

The Water Cycle (also known as the hydrologic cycle) is the journey water takes as it circulates from the land
to the sky and back again.

46. journey
the act of traveling from one place to another

The Water Cycle (also known as the hydrologic cycle) is the journey water takes as it circulates from the land to
the sky and back again.

47. return
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
 When the clouds meet cool air over land, precipitation (rain, sleet, or snow) is triggered, and water returns to
the land (or sea).

48. air
a mixture of gases required for breathing

Plants also lose water to the air (this is called transpiration).

49. meet
come together

When the clouds meet cool air over land, precipitation (rain, sleet, or snow) is triggered, and water returns to
the land (or sea).

50. form
a perceptual structure

The water vapor eventually condenses, forming tiny droplets in clouds.

51. also
in addition

The Water Cycle ( also known as the hydrologic cycle) is the journey water takes as it circulates from the land
to the sky and back again.

52. above
in or to a place that is higher

But most of the water flows downhill as runoff ( above ground or underground), eventually returning to the
seas as slightly salty water.
53. known
apprehended with certainty

The Water Cycle (also known as the hydrologic cycle) is the journey water takes as it circulates from the land
to the sky and back again.

54. between
in the interval

Some of the underground water is trapped between rock or clay layers; this is called groundwater.

55. some
quantifier

Some of the precipitation soaks into the ground.

56. take
get into one's hands

The Water Cycle (also known as the hydrologic cycle) is the journey watertakes as it circulates from the land
to the sky and back again.

57. again
anew

The Water Cycle (also known as the hydrologic cycle) is the journey water takes as it circulates from the land
to the sky and back again.

58. back
the posterior part of a human (or animal) body
 The Water Cycle (also known as the hydrologic cycle) is the journey water takes as it circulates from the land
to the sky and back again.

59. know
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a piece of information

The Water Cycle (also known as the hydrologic cycle) is the journey water takes as it circulates from the land
to the sky and back again.

60. most
quantifier meaning the greatest in number

But most of the water flows downhill as runoff (above ground or underground), eventually returning to the seas
as slightly salty water.

61. over
beyond the top or upper surface or edge

When the clouds meet cool air over land, precipitation (rain, sleet, or snow) is triggered, and water returns to
the land (or sea).