syds hydrosphere crossword

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Across
  1. 3. a harmful material released into the environment
  2. 4. the release of an unwanted substance into the environment
  3. 8. the streams and rivers that feed into a main river
  4. 13. an above ground water storage area
  5. 14. a rock layer that collects and stores water
  6. 15. a well in which water rises because of pressure within the aquifer
  7. 20. the energy of moving water
  8. 22. a process by which a liquid changes into a gas
  9. 25. the process by which a gas changes into a liquid
  10. 26. the area in the ocean where light penetrates
  11. 28. water that flows over the land without sinking into the ground
  12. 29. a type of fresh water wetland that is generally grassy
  13. 30. a hot spring in which the water is under that will occasionally erupt hot water and steam
Down
  1. 1. the movement of cold, nutrient rich water from deep layers of the ocean up to the surface
  2. 2. water located below Earth's surface
  3. 5. the process in which water vapor is released into the air from the leaves of plants
  4. 6. an area of land covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year
  5. 7. water that is not salty
  6. 9. a place where freshwater from a river meets and mixes with salt water from the ocean; near the mouth of a river
  7. 10. water that falls to Earth's surface in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow
  8. 11. water that is a mixture of both salt and freshwater; found in estuaries
  9. 12. the level of the top of the water in the saturated zone
  10. 16. the continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and its atmosphere
  11. 17. the process of nutrients building up in a lake or other bodies of water
  12. 18. a type of freshwater wetland that usually contains trees and shrubs
  13. 19. a measure of how clear water is
  14. 21. an area of land that drains into a stream, river, lake, or other body of water
  15. 23. a type of freshwater wetland that is characterized by many types of mosses
  16. 24. the ratio of mass to volume of a substance
  17. 27. all the water found on, above, and under Earth's surface