Fresh and Saltwater Systems

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Across
  1. 3. water water containing a high concentration of calcium and magnesium
  2. 5. divide highest point of land on a continent; rivers flow into different oceans depending on which side of the divide they start
  3. 6. amount of dissolved salts in water
  4. 8. eroded rock fragments and soil carried by water or wind
  5. 10. stream of water that moves within a larger body or water
  6. 11. characteristics characteristics used to describe a stream or river; these include volume and rate of flow, slope and shape of bed
  7. 14. water water that is safe for humans to drink
  8. 15. description of the variety of different species in an ecosystem; may also be used to describe variety in a population or species.
  9. 16. in water, circular movement of water particles that cause a change in pattern that moves along the water’s surface; the pattern can move or long distances but the water particles do not
  10. 17. daily change in water level of the oceans
Down
  1. 1. large moving body of ice; glaciers can be many metres or even kilometres thick
  2. 2. physical characteristics or behavior of a species that increases the species chances of survival in a particular environment
  3. 4. Technique for separating solutions that involves boiling and condensation
  4. 7. area of land that drains into one main lake or river
  5. 9. osmosis, movement of water through a membrane through an area of lower water concentration to one of higher water concentration; technique used for purifying water
  6. 12. quality measure of the amount of substances besides water in a water sample; description of how pure a water sample is
  7. 13. average weather measured over a long period of time