Hydrosphere

1234567891011121314151617181920212223
Across
  1. 2. Area that contains brackish water from the ocean meeting the mouth of a river
  2. 4. The measure of the amount of dissolved salts in water.
  3. 6. A type of vertical current that carries water from the surface to deeper parts of the ocean; caused by density
  4. 10. A large volume of water flowing in a certain direction
  5. 12. Shaped by waves, tides and currents by erosion and deposition
  6. 14. Water seeps down into the ground through the soil
  7. 16. The process where water is converted into a gas and rises up into the atmosphere
  8. 17. Islands Islands that run parallel to the mainland
  9. 18. Wind driven currents that carry warm or cold water across the ocean's surface
  10. 19. The amount of matter in a given volume
  11. 21. Name for the type of farming of raising fish, shellfish, algae or aquatic plants. Way to sustain our food supply.
  12. 22. Evaporation by plants
Down
  1. 1. Areas that have water most of the year that is 6 in to 3 feet in depth
  2. 3. Occurs in the atmosphere where water vapor evaporated off the surface cools and turns into liquid
  3. 5. Water that is on Earth's surface such as rivers, lakes and streams
  4. 7. Water that is stored underground
  5. 8. When enough water vapor in the atmosphere condenses it falls back down to Earth in the form of rain or snow.
  6. 9. The process of removing salt from salt water
  7. 11. The leader in water pollution
  8. 13. Underground storage area for water made of permeable rock layers
  9. 15. Process that is a result of excess nutrients in the water that can cause explosive plant growth
  10. 20. An embankment built along the shore to protect the land from powerful waves
  11. 23. Water runs along the surface of the Earth until it enters another body of water