Vocab Puzzle
Across
- 5. group of organisms of the same species that live in a particular area
- 7. a small hill molded by glaciers
- 8. an area above water at low tide and below at high tide
- 12. description of the variety of different species in an ecosystem or species
- 15. the condition of water based off an established standard
- 16. a mass of rocks and sediments carried by a glacier
- 17. large moving bodies of ice
- 20. an area of raised terrain that separates a continent's river system
- 23. the intensity of heat in a substance or place
- 25. water safe for humans to drink
- 26. an island created by the hardening of magma from a volcano underneath
- 27. a community of living organisms with interaction
- 31. characteristics used to describe a stream or a river
- 34. osmosis the process of forcing water or liquid through a semipermeable membrane where only the solvent can pass
- 37. sediment amount carried by a stream or other body of water
- 39. a greenish-yellowish water-soluble gas
- 40. physical characteristic of behavior of a species that increases its chances of survival in a given habitat
- 41. water held underground
- 43. use of something in the context of the home
- 44. carried in or travelling on water
- 45. weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
- 46. water from the sea
- 47. the tidal mouth of a river
Down
- 1. a glacier originating at a valley head and flowing downward between the walls of the valley
- 2. the haziness of a fluid caused by a large number of microscopic particles
- 3. an area of seabed around a landmass, where it's shallow compared to the rest
- 4. water with a high mineral content
- 6. process of a liquid moving through a semipermeablemembrane
- 9. circular movement of water particles that causes a change of pattern to move over the water's surface
- 10. a long ridge of sediment deposited by a glacier's meltwater
- 11. the outer part of the earth, including the crust and upper mantle
- 13. oxygen microscopic bubbles of oxygen mixed with water
- 14. a rapid increase of algae population in freshwater and marine systems
- 18. the concentration of salt in water
- 19. a shallow, water-filled depression shaped by a retreating glacier
- 20. an ice sheet covering a considerable amount of a continent
- 21. process of purifying water with selective evaporation and condensation
- 22. a region of the sea beyond the continental shelf's edge
- 24. a parasite that causes an intestinal infection
- 28. a mountain underwater that does not breach the surface
- 29. streams of water that move within a larger body of water
- 30. an outline or a short article giving a description
- 32. the elevated region within a valley on the ocean floor between two tectonic plates
- 33. daily changes of water level of the oceans
- 35. process of eroding or being eroded
- 36. a measure of acidity or alkalinity
- 38. to observe something for a specific reason
- 42. eroded rock fragments and soil carried by water or wind