Fresh and Salt Water GLO#1 Review
Across
- 3. water that runs off the surface of the land until it reaches rivers, lakes, and oceans
- 6. water, all of the water that we are able to drink or water that is safe to drink
- 8. small streams that begin from glaciers and snowmelt and flow into larger channels
- 13. dissolved materials
- 15. a process that uses boiling to separate substances, such as turning saltwater into steam to leave the salt behind
- 18. water on the ground that soaks into subsurface soils and moves into rocks through pore spaces and cracks
- 19. the diffusion of water
- 20. an area where freshwater meets ocean water and results in a mixing of nutrients
- 21. quality a measure of the amount of substances found in water, including organic material, living organisms, minerals, and chemicals
Down
- 1. atmospheric water that reaches "critical mass" and falls back to earth as rain, snow, or hail
- 2. a term used to describe the cloudiness, opacity, or thickness of water caused by suspended matter
- 4. the process where water vapour rises to a colder level of the atmosphere and loses heat to become liquid water droplets
- 5. the loss of water through the leaves of a plant
- 7. a process where solar energy heats water to form a gas known as water vapour
- 9. Osmosis a technology that uses a filter or membrane to allow water molecules to pass through while blocking salt molecules
- 10. water that has soaked into the ground, making up a large portion of the world's freshwater and serving the needs of plants and people
- 11. Cycle also known as the water cycle, it is the process by which Earth recycles its water
- 12. Oxygen (DO), oxygen found in water that organisms need to survive
- 14. the measure of the amount of salts dissolved in a liquid
- 16. a measure of dissolved minerals like calcium and magnesium in water that can build up in pipes and fixtures
- 17. solvent, a term for water because it allows many things to dissolve in it and helps facilitate various reactions