Aquatics Chapter 1

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Across
  1. 3. Any physical, chemical, biological or radiological substance or matter in water. Drinking water may reasonably be expected to contain at least a small amount of this and still be considered safe.
  2. 4. Water (as that is in the ocean) that naturally contains a significant amount of salt.
  3. 8. a partly enclosed body of water along the coast where one or more streams or rivers enter and mix freshwater with saltwater.
  4. 11. Water that is considered suitable for consumption.
  5. 13. An area filled with water, localized in a basin or depression, it is surrounded by land.
  6. 15. An animal or plant which lives in the water for most or all of its life.
  7. 18. Name for moving water...larger than a stream
  8. 19. A substance used by an organism to survive, grow and reproduce.
  9. 22. The continuous movement of water on, above and below the Earth's surface.
Down
  1. 1. The contamination of bodies of water, usually as a result of human activities; results when contaminants are introduced into the natural aquatic environment.
  2. 2. The level of free oxygen present in the water; its important in determining water quality because of its influence on aquatic organisms.
  3. 5. an underground reservoir of water that rests in a layer of sand, gravel, or rock that holds the water in pores or crevices.
  4. 6. The physical change from a liquid to a gas
  5. 7. an artificial or natural lake built by placing a dam across a stream or river and used to store and often regulate the discharge of water; underground storage area of water, such as in an aquifer.
  6. 9. Name for moving water...smaller than a river
  7. 10. something that is found in nature that is useful to humans.
  8. 12. the chemical, biological, and physical status of a body of water, the fitness of a water source for a given use, such as drinking, fishing or swimming
  9. 14. resources water and all things that live in or around water that are used by humans
  10. 16. a body of standing water small enough that sunlight can reach the bottom across the entire diameter.
  11. 17. Distinct ecosystem that is covered by water, either permanently or seasonally; plays a number of functions including water purification, water storage, processing of carbon and other nutrients, stabilization of shorelines and support of plants and animals.
  12. 20. A place where groundwater flows to the surface of the Earth; where an aquifer meets the ground surface
  13. 21. a body of water partially enclosed by land that is directly open or connected to the ocean.
  14. 22. The layer of water at or near the Earth's surface.