Groundwater Vocab Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The sinking of Earth’s surface due to removal of groundwater
  2. 3. A topography consisting of numerous sinkholes
  3. 7. Area above the water table where openings in sediment are filled mainly with air
  4. 9. Icicle-like structures that hang from the ceiling of a cavern
  5. 11. A fountain of hot water that is periodically ejected
  6. 12. The upper level of the zone of saturation
  7. 15. A sedimentary rock made from the skeletons of marine organisms
  8. 16. Water that flows over the land
  9. 18. The column-like form that grows upward from the floor of a cavern
  10. 19. A cone-shaped depression in the water table immediately surrounding a well
Down
  1. 1. The process that allows water to replenish an aquifer
  2. 2. A flow of groundwater that emerges naturally at the ground surface
  3. 4. A body of saturated sediment or rock in which groundwater can move easily
  4. 5. The volume of open spaces in rock or soil
  5. 6. Area in rock or sediment where all open spaces are filled with water
  6. 8. Impermeable sediment or rock that hinders or prevents groundwater movement
  7. 10. A pump-less well in which the water rises to the surface because of hydrostatic pressure
  8. 13. The slow movement of water through the pores in rock or sediment (infiltration)
  9. 14. A measure of a material’s ability to transmit water
  10. 17. Water that is found in the zone of saturation