UNDERSTANDING GROUNDWATER

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Across
  1. 4. An underground layer of permeable rock or sediment that holds water.
  2. 8. A large body of water surrounded by land.
  3. 10. The movement of water into the soil or permeable rock.
  4. 11. The conversion of water from liquid to vapor, usually from the Earth's surface.
Down
  1. 1. Natural watercourses flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake, or another river.
  2. 2. The process of water falling from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.
  3. 3. Precipitation that infiltrates the ground.
  4. 5. The release of water vapor from plants into the atmosphere.
  5. 6. CYCLE The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.
  6. 7. The level at which the ground is saturated with water.
  7. 9. The concentration of dissolved salts in water.