The Water Cycle

CONDENSATION
CONVECTION
EVAPORATION
GROUNDWATER
HYDROLOGIC
INFILTRATION
PRECIPITATION
RUNOFF
SUBLIMATION
TRANSPIRATION
TRANSPORTATION

Key words in the water cycle to introduce more complex vocabulary.

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Word	X	Y	Direction
CONDENSATION	12	15	w
CONVECTION	10	11	w
EVAPORATION	11	12	w
GROUNDWATER	15	12	n
HYDROLOGIC	7	3	e
INFILTRATION	3	4	e
PRECIPITATION	13	14	nw
RUNOFF	8	8	e
SUBLIMATION	14	2	w
TRANSPIRATION	1	1	e
TRANSPORTATION	8	8	se