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