6th grade chapter 7 Water on Earth

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Across
  1. 1. the distance between wave crests
  2. 5. a large stream of water moving through the ocean
  3. 7. water evaporating from a plant
  4. 9. volcanic mountain near mid-ocean ridges
  5. 11. a measure of how much slt is in the water
  6. 12. soil that has pores and allows water to flow through it is called this
  7. 13. the continental ___ is an area that descends quickly to the ocean floor
  8. 15. if the pores between soil grains are completely filled with water, the soli is called this
  9. 16. a rush of water that flows quickly back to sea due to a narrow opening
  10. 20. when a ___ hits the shore, it can be very destructive because of the wave height- usually is caused by earthquakes
  11. 23. the daily rise and fall of the ocean levels due to the pull of gravity from the sun, moon, and Earth
  12. 24. a lake that is used as storage for human water use is called this
  13. 26. due to colder waters than normal moving toward South America
  14. 27. a wave is the movement of ___
  15. 28. clouds form when water vapor in the air ____
  16. 32. the time it takes for 2 successive waves to pass a fixed point
  17. 33. the nearly flat region of the ocean floor
  18. 36. the amount of energy a wave carried is called this
  19. 37. this happens in our area when there is low oxygen in the water
  20. 38. approximately 3% of water on the planet is ___ water
  21. 42. water is called the ___ ___ because it can dissolve so many things
  22. 46. the surface waters are also called this, it is where sunlight can penetrate into the water
  23. 47. this is the most abundant salt in the ocean
  24. 50. as a wave nears the shore wave height ___
  25. 51. increased nutrient flow into the water can cause this to happen which can result in fish kills and low oxygenated water
  26. 52. this is a well in which water rises naturally due to pressure in the ground
  27. 53. as a wave nears the shore, wavelength ___
  28. 54. man made hole dug below the water table to obtain water
  29. 55. these 2 wavelengths of light penetrate the deepest, ___ and ___, the others are absorbed in the upper surface waters
Down
  1. 2. an underground area filled with water that people tap into to use
  2. 3. water’s ability to rise inside a tube
  3. 4. this term refers to water’s ability to bond closely with another water molecule- oppositely charged sides of the molecule attract each other
  4. 5. the movement of wind and water to the right in the Northern hemisphere and to the left on the Southern, due to the turning of Earth
  5. 6. this weather patterns can cause severe weather changes due to warm waters flowing toward south America
  6. 8. marshes, bigs, and swamps are all examples of ___
  7. 10. a hot spring where water is heated from Earth’s interior, gases collect and explode out of the ground
  8. 13. because water has ___ ____, it bubbles up on top of a penny instead of spilling over
  9. 14. water that fills in cracks and pores in the soil is called this
  10. 15. most of Earth’s water is ___water
  11. 17. as you descend through the water column, this increases
  12. 18. temperature ___ as you go down in the water column
  13. 19. a ridge of land separating 2 watersheds
  14. 21. the lowest point on a wave
  15. 22. salinity if measured in these units, ___ __ ____
  16. 25. a deep canyon on the ocean floor
  17. 29. the continental ___ is the gently sloping land moving away from the continent
  18. 30. the watercycle is driven by the ___
  19. 31. a river and all its tributaries is called this, also called a drainage basin
  20. 34. water that falls to Eart
  21. 35. the natural ability of animals to make light from chemicals in their bodies
  22. 39. because a water molecule is slightly positive on one end and slightly negative on another, it is called this
  23. 40. If the soil can still hold more water it is called this
  24. 41. the average salinity of the ocean is ___ ___ parts per thousand
  25. 43. to prevent beach erosion, humans build jetties or ___ out from the beach
  26. 44. this process carried nutrient rich waters up from the bottom of the ocean
  27. 45. the highest point on a wave is its ___ ____
  28. 48. this is what we call the top of the saturated zone in the soil
  29. 49. natural ___ occur where water naturally bubbles out of crack and pores in the soil