hydrosphere

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