Unit E Crossword Kaitlyn S

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Across
  1. 4. water containing a high concentration of calcium and magnesium
  2. 6. the variety of different kinds of species living in an ecosystem
  3. 7. the cycle of processes when water circulates through oceans and the atmosphere
  4. 10. average weather measured over a long period of time
  5. 11. amount of waterborne materials it carries (rock, soil)
  6. 14. highest level water will reach on shore
  7. 20. the regular rising and falling of very large bodies of water
  8. 23. forces saltwater through a membrane allowing only water to pass through, not salt
  9. 24. theory explaining the structure of the earth’s crust with the interaction of other plates
  10. 25. layers of sedimentary rocks forming such called a strata
  11. 27. a profile and defined quality of a stream or river
  12. 28. lowest level the water will reach on shore each day
  13. 30. measure of the amount of substances besides water in a water sample
  14. 31. an area drained by a river, a low lying area on the earth’s surface with thick layers of sediment
  15. 33. process in which a liquid or vapour mixture of two or more substances is separated using the application of heat
  16. 37. water held underground in soil or between rocks
  17. 39. breaks down soil and rock with wind, water or other natural causes
Down
  1. 1. colorless transparent odorless liquid that forms lakes, rivers etc.
  2. 2. a boat on the surface of the water will cause a wash or _______________
  3. 3. amount of dissolved salts in water
  4. 5. degree to how pollution-free the air is in our atmosphere
  5. 8. erosion or disintegration of rocks etc. caused by chemical reactions
  6. 9. a large moving body of ice
  7. 12. the transporting of a transparent liquid with soil and rocks
  8. 13. water that is safe for humans to drink
  9. 15. eroded rock fragments and soil carried by water or wind
  10. 16. microscopic plants that are food for fish in the top and middle zones of lakes
  11. 17. freshwater biologist who regularly measures levels of chemical in waters
  12. 18. the buildup of chemical element, a soft gray metal
  13. 19. highest point of land on a continent
  14. 21. area of land that drains into one main lake or water
  15. 22. gradual movement of continents across the earth’s surface
  16. 26. the supply of water to land or crops to help growth
  17. 29. movements on the surface of the water
  18. 32. presence in the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects on the environment
  19. 33. laying down of sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform
  20. 34. prevents erosion on the banks of rivers
  21. 35. the solid outer part of earth, it is a plate
  22. 36. consists of oil, salt and fertilizer which can affect plants and animals with chemicals even leading to the death of plants
  23. 38. bacteria found in the intestines of humans and animals causing food poisoning