APES Water Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. bays where rivers empty into the sea
  2. 5. depressions in a rocky shoreline that are flooded at high tide but retain some water at low tide
  3. 7. shorline zone
  4. 10. colder deeper layer of a lake
  5. 12. sharp temperature boundary
  6. 13. aquatic animals such as clams and oysters
  7. 14. Only Planet in our solar system that provides a suitable environment for life
  8. 16. America’s largest and most productive estuary
  9. 19. deep zone of ocean
  10. 21. devastating hurricane that hit the U.S. Gulf coast in 2005
  11. 22. variety of trees that grow in salt water
  12. 23. drier areas around wetlands
  13. 25. caused by elevated water temperatures
Down
  1. 1. low, narrow, sandy islands that form parallel to a coastline
  2. 2. aquatic animals such as crabs and shrimp
  3. 3. shallow wetlands flooded regularly with seawater
  4. 6. warmer upper layer of a lake
  5. 8. top zone of ocean
  6. 9. reef that protect shorelines and shelter many fish and different ocean life
  7. 11. medium zone of ocean
  8. 15. Free floating photosynthetic plants
  9. 17. wetlands with trees
  10. 18. 70% of the earths surface is
  11. 20. The path of water through our environment
  12. 24. wetlands without trees