Hydrosphere By Jessika York

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Across
  1. 3. a measure of how cloudy the water is
  2. 5. Does not allow fluids to pass though
  3. 8. measurement of how acid or basic a structure is on a scale of 0 to 14
  4. 9. Organisms that live on the bottom of the ocean or other bodies of water
  5. 10. Test of water contamination that indicates the extent of fecal matter and/or e.coli present in water
  6. 13. Surface level characteristicts and features of the ocean determine temperatures
  7. 14. area of land that funnels water downhill into a larger body of water
  8. 15. movment of cold,nutrient, and oxygen from deep layers of the ocean to the surface
  9. 18. A rapid increase in the population of alge in an aquatic system
Down
  1. 1. An underground rock layer that creates and stores water
  2. 2. An organism used to monitor the health of an ecosystem (gives clues on the waters quality)
  3. 4. a mixture of seawater (salt water) and fresh water
  4. 6. spread of pollution (can not find were it starts)
  5. 7. entire geographical area drained by a river and it' tributaries
  6. 11. top layer of the aquifer
  7. 12. measure of how much calcium and magnesium is present in the water
  8. 16. Disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound
  9. 17. The saltiness of a body of water