Science vocab crossword
Across
- 3. Group of organisms of the same species that live in a particular area
- 4. A community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment
- 7. This is how salty or how much salt has dissolved into water
- 11. Infection is caused by a microscopic parasite that is found in areas with poor sanitation
- 15. Observe, check or keep track of something for a specific reason
- 16. An upwelling of magma spreading on the seafloor
- 17. Tells us how acidic or basic a substance is
- 19. Daily changes in water levels of the ocean
- 23. A chemical element of atomic number 17 a toxic irritant pale green gas
- 24. A body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse as a, rivlet, river or stream
- 25. Quality It is the condition of water
- 27. There is a big landmass and the water by the landmass is shallow
- 28. The description of something
- 29. Eroded rock fragments that are carried by water or wind
- 33. A process of separating substances through evaporation and condensation
- 34. A moving mass of ice on water
- 35. Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane
- 39. How intense the heat of an object or substance
- 40. Suspended load of fine sediment
- 41. It is the region of open sea beyond the edge of the continental shelf
- 44. A pothole in a lake
- 46. Water that has high mineral content
- 47. Some rocks that get carried down and deposited by a glaciers
- 48. Circular movement of water particles that causes a change in pattern that moves along the water's surface
Down
- 1. Physical characteristics or behaviour of a species that increases the species chances of survival in a particular area
- 2. Streams of flowing ice contained within steep walled valleys
- 5. Islands formed from volcanic action on the seafloor
- 6. A small hill
- 8. Traveling on or involving travel on water
- 9. Movement of water through a membrane from an area of lower water concentration to one of higher concentration
- 10. The process of eroding or being eroded by wind or other natural agents
- 12. Water containing a high concentration of calcium and magnesium
- 13. The crust of the earth
- 14. Description of the variety of different species in an ecosystem
- 18. They are bigger than a alpine glacier
- 20. Is the area that is above water at low tide and under water at high tide
- 21. It is a drainage divide on a continent
- 22. Oxygen that is dissolved in water
- 26. The cloudiness of water
- 30. Water from the sea
- 31. Water that is safe for humans to drink
- 32. A partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it
- 36. Water used for indoor and outdoor household purposes
- 37. A rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae
- 38. Mount A submarine mount
- 42. A body of water or air moving in a direction
- 43. Weather but over a long amount of time
- 45. A long ridge of gravel and other things