Water Systems Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. glacier a glacier usually originating in a cirque at a valley
  2. 4. A long, narrow, steep-sided ridge of coarse sand and gravel deposited by a stream flowing in or under a melting sheet of glacial ice.
  3. 5. diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane
  4. 9. Description of the variation within a system or group.
  5. 10. borne diseases are conditions caused by pathogenic microorganisms that are transmitted in water
  6. 12. is a gas that forms diatomic molecules
  7. 14. island are formed by volcanoes that grow up all the way from the oceans floor
  8. 15. water water that is safe for humans to drink
  9. 17. oxygen Amount of oxygen dissolved in a body of water such as a lake
  10. 20. shelf The undersea extension of a continent which can stretch for miles out to sea.
  11. 21. show us the side view of a landscape
  12. 24. water that collects or flows underneath the earth's surface
  13. 25. form from rocks and gravel that build up along the sides and at the end of the glacier
  14. 27. a submarine mountain rising several hundred fathoms above the floor of the sea but having its summit well below the surface of the water.
  15. 30. amount of dissolved salts in water
  16. 33. water: a circular movement of water particles that causes a change in pattern that moves along the water surface. (waves transfer energy)
  17. 34. a microscopic parasite which feeds off of others to survive
  18. 35. how acidic or basic the water is
  19. 37. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  20. 39. zone defined as the area between the high tide and low tide mark.
  21. 40. small hills with a distinctive teardrop shape. Form when a glacier moves over moraines that had formed earlier
  22. 41. observe, check. Or keep track of something, for specific purpose
Down
  1. 1. osmosis movement of water through a membrane from an area of lower water concentration from an area of lower water concentration to one of higher water concentration; technique used for purifying water
  2. 3. Use you direct uses of water
  3. 4. is a coastal area where freshwater from rivers and streams mix with saltwater from the ocean
  4. 6. bloom when the amount of the dissolved nutrients in the water increase greatly.
  5. 7. ridge form where molten rock pushes up from the interior of Earth.
  6. 8. A large moving body of ice.
  7. 11. water is water from the sea or ocean
  8. 13. is any place on earth where living things interact with other living things and non- living things.
  9. 16. Daily change in water levels of the oceans.
  10. 17. Technique for separating solutions that involves boiling and condensation.
  11. 18. lake Most kettles are circular in shape because melting blocks of ice tend to become rounded
  12. 19. The process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by natural processes such as wind or water flow, and then transported and deposited in other locations.
  13. 22. is a measure of how hot or cold something is.
  14. 23. stream of water that moves within a larger body of water
  15. 26. characteristics characteristics used to be describe a stream or a river; these include volume and rate of flow, slope and shape of bed.
  16. 28. water water containing a high concentration of calcium and magnesium
  17. 29. Specific structures or behaviours that increase an organism's chance of survival or reproduction.
  18. 31. s the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by large numbers of individual particles that are generally invisible
  19. 32. group of organisms of the same species that live in a particular area
  20. 36. Eroded rock fragments and soil carried by water or wind.
  21. 38. average weather measured over a long period of time