groundwater
Across
- 3. water that soaks into the saturated zone
- 4. a layer of rock that that water can't travel through
- 5. part of the saturated zone that contains enough water for people to use
- 7. the way in which a pollutant spreads
- 8. small cracks
- 9. the empty space within soil, sand and rock.
- 12. occurs when water vapor in the air that condenses and falls to the ground.
- 14. rock that contains tiny holes or cracks
- 15. the water _______ is the dividing line between the saturated and unsaturated zone.
- 16. spread out
Down
- 1. the zone above the water table where a mixture of water and air fill the spaces between the soil, sand and rocks.
- 2. water stored underground in the spaces between soil particles, sand and rocks in the saturated zone
- 6. the area below the water table where water fills all of the available space is the ________zone.
- 7. a measurement of how much empty space there is inside the material
- 10. water that falls to the ground and collects in streams and rivers.
- 11. water released from an aquifer
- 12. something that has small holes that water can soak through
- 13. water cannot soak through