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Question
Construct a crossword puzzle of your own using the keywords.
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Solution
Across:
- Essential for human survival, found in rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Answer: Water (1 Across) - A natural source of water flows towards an ocean, a lake, or another river.
Answer: River (4 Across) - The process by which water vapour becomes liquid.
Answer: Condense (5 Across) - A large natural body of water surrounded by land.
Answer: Lake (7 Across) - Underground layer of water-bearing rock.
Answer: Aquifer (8 Across)
Down:
- The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.
Answer: Cycle (1 Down) - Frozen water falling from the sky in flakes.
Answer: Snow (2 Down) - The solid form of water.
Answer: Ice (3 Down) - The largest body of saltwater covers most of the Earth's surface.
Answer: Ocean (6 Down) - Tiny droplets of water suspended in the atmosphere form clouds.
Answer: Vapor (9 Down) Filled crossword Grid
Filled crossword Grid:
Here is the filled grid based on the answers:

Explanation:
- 1 Across (Water): Essential for human survival.
- 4 Across (River): Natural source flowing towards larger bodies.
- 5 Across (Condense): Process of vapour becoming liquid.
- 7 Across (Lake): Large natural body of water.
- 8 Across (Aquifer): Underground water-bearing rock.
- 1 Down (Cycle): Continuous movement of water.
- 2 Down (Snow): Frozen water in flakes.
- 3 Down (Ice): Solid form of water.
- 6 Down (Ocean): The largest body of saltwater.
- 9 Down (Vapor): Tiny droplets in the atmosphere.
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