Water Cycle Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. includes all organisms that drift with ocean currents
  2. 4. zone area where land and ocean meet and overlap
  3. 6. valley smaller valley above the main trough
  4. 12. occurs when the droplet-laden clouds discharge themselves ad water falls to earth.
  5. 14. trough carved in the ocean
  6. 16. The process by which water vapor in the atmosphere changes to its liquid state.
  7. 17. zone the upper part of the ocean into which sunlight penetrates
  8. 18. cover vegetation can slow the movement of runoff, so there is more time for
  9. 19. zone is a subdivision of the benthic zone and includes the deep-ocean floor.
  10. 20. zone seaward from the low-tide line
  11. 22. the water that hits land and does not either evaporate or infiltrate the ground
  12. 23. steep sided depression, bowl
  13. 26. zone beyond the continental shelf
  14. 27. the layer of ocean water between about 300 meters and 1000 meters where there is a rapid change of density with depth
Down
  1. 1. the use of light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich glucose molecules
  2. 2. includes all animals capable of moving independently of the ocean currents, by swimming or other means of propulsion
  3. 3. transpiration The roots of plants absorb water from the ground.
  4. 5. zone the part of the ocean in which there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis
  5. 7. a thick mass of ice originating on land as a result of the compaction and recrystallization of snow.
  6. 8. zone any sea-bottom surface regardless of its distance from shore and is mostly inhabited by benthos organisms
  7. 9. trough u shaped valley
  8. 10. productivity is the production of organic compounds from inorganic substances through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
  9. 11. is the total amount of solid material dissolved in water
  10. 12. zone open ocean of any depth
  11. 13. organisms living organisms living on or in the ocean bottom
  12. 15. the movement of water from Earth's surface downward into porous rock or soil.
  13. 21. The process by which liquid water changes to water vapor and enters the atmosphere as gas. Bodies of water Vast surface areas of oceans, rivers, lakes and other bodies of water.
  14. 23. the process by which certain microorganisms create organic molecules from inorganic nutrients using chemical energy
  15. 24. zone area of the surface created by the mixing of water by waves, currents, and tides
  16. 25. pyramid like peak