Unit 4: Water
Across
- 2. A layer of rock and soil above the water table in which the pores contain air as well as water
- 4. the process in which a solid changes directly into a gas
- 5. The change of state from a gas to a liquid
- 7. an aquifer surrounded by a layer of impermeable rock or clay that impedes water flow
- 9. An ecosystem where all water runoff drains into a single body of water
- 13. Ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it
- 16. the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants
- 18. water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
- 19. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
- 20. Deep hole drilled or dug into the ground to reach a reservoir of groundwater
- 23. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- 25. an aquifer made of porous rock covered by soil out of which water can easily flow
- 26. Water that can be easily seen above Earth's surface
- 27. A habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean., lined with marshes and sea grasses that filter water flowing to the ocean and act as a buffer protecting us from coastal storms.
- 29. a layer of solid material, such as rock or clay, which does not allow water to pass through.
- 30. Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists, including land, water, and the atmosphere.
Down
- 1. Geologic material with little or no permeability.Water does not pass through this layer or the rate of movement is extremely slow.
- 3. water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
- 6. The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
- 8. All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans
- 10. the level below which the ground is saturated with water.
- 11. the volume of open spaces in rock or soil
- 12. a highland or ridge that separates one watershed from another
- 14. The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.
- 15. A layer of permeable rock or soil in which the cracks & pores are COMPLETELY FILLED with water
- 17. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- 21. A stream or river that flows into a larger river
- 22. basin the area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
- 24. the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil
- 28. A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater.