Water, Erosion, and Soil

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Across
  1. 3. weathering that physically breaks down a rock into sediment
  2. 5. a small stream that flows into a larger stream or river
  3. 9. another name for a watershed
  4. 10. geysers and hot springs are heated through ___ activity
  5. 12. all surface water that is flowing toward the oceans
  6. 14. when something is full of water
  7. 16. Type of bedrock that is dissolved by groundwater
  8. 17. Water is able to pass through
  9. 21. grows from the ceiling of a cave
  10. 23. when water gets in cracks of rocks and freezes/expands
  11. 25. when groundwater is close to the surface and bubbles through
  12. 27. when surface water gets into the groundwater
  13. 28. The number of states that are in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
  14. 29. excess fertilizer from crops would be THIS kind of pollution
Down
  1. 1. the region of Virginia that has Karst topography: Valley and ___
  2. 2. the transport of sediment to a new location
  3. 4. Another name for the zone of saturation
  4. 6. pollution from a single, easily identifiable source
  5. 7. the upper limit of the zone of saturation
  6. 8. the largest river basin in Virginia
  7. 11. side view of soil layers
  8. 13. most common agent of erosion
  9. 15. When bedrock is eroded and results in caves and sinkholes
  10. 18. leaves, sticks, twigs in a forest
  11. 19. Tiny holes in bedrock that can be filled with water
  12. 20. This is a high point that separates two different watersheds
  13. 22. anything that decomposes
  14. 24. the drop off of sediment in a new location
  15. 26. layers of soil