Unit E Crossword
Across
- 3. large moving body of ice which can be many metres or even kilometres thick
- 4. this water activity contains fertilizers from farmlands that can cause excessive plant growth
- 8. this water contains a high concentration of the minerals calcium and magnesium
- 9. process in which the Earth's surface is worn away by the movement of water, glaciers, wind and waves
- 13. this type of weathering involves changes that some substances can cause in the surface of the rock that makes it change shape or color
- 14. type of weathering that involves the breaking of big rocks into little ones
- 16. characteristics used to describe a stream or river which involves volume, rate of flow, slope and shape of bed
- 18. this word means "carried by water"
- 19. this solution operates by forcing salt water through a filter or membrane with holes too small for the salts to pass through
- 21. physical characteristic or behaviour of an organism that increases its chances of survival in a specific environment
- 22. circular movement of water particles that causes a change in pattern that moves along the water's surface
- 24. the total amount of salts dissolved in water
- 25. eroded rock fragments and soil carried by water or wind
Down
- 1. water that is safe for humans to drink and there is only about 0.003% of this on Earth
- 2. description of the variety of different species in an ecosystem
- 5. water that falls on the ground such as hail, snow and rain
- 6. one of the techniques used for producing fresh water from salt water that involves boiling water so that the water evaporates and leave the salts behind
- 7. stream of water that moves within a large body of water
- 10. daily change in water level of the oceans
- 11. area of land that drains into one main lake or river
- 12. geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are joined to landform or land mass
- 15. 77% of the water on Earth is _______
- 17. highest point of land on a continent
- 20. _______ contains large amounts of nitrogen, which causes the number of micro-oganisms to increase
- 23. average weather measured over a long period of time