hydrosphere
Across
- 2. a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier or ice sheet and carried out to sea.
- 6. a very large expanse of sea, in particular, each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.
- 8. water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock
- 10. land consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land.
- 12. a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
- 14. a well in which water is under pressure
- 16. a large body of water surrounded by land.
- 18. a small, narrow river.
Down
- 1. a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
- 3. are made up of fallen snow that, over many years, compresses into large, thickened ice masses.
- 4. wet muddy ground too soft to support a heavy body.
- 5. The hydrosphere is the liquid water component of the Earth.
- 7. an area of low-lying land that is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.
- 9. a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
- 11. a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.
- 13. A river basin is the portion of land drained by a river and its tributaries.
- 15. an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
- 17. an area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh.