Water Words Crossword Puzzle

3. A place where water is constantly frozen into a solid form of either frozen ice or snow
4. Any substance changing from a solid to a gas without changing into a liquid in between
5. Rock that holds or filters water
7. A place where freshwater from a river mixes with saltwater from the ocean. Provides a habitat for many species and is known as the nursery of the ocean.
10. An accumulation of algae (typically microscopic) or a rapid increase in their amount in a body of water.
11. A rock layer that collects and stores water
12. A mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulated over many years.
16. A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions
17. Water molecules tendency to stick to other water molecules
18. An area of land that does not drain well and is constantly saturated with water.
20. The dropping of pieces of weathered rock by water, wind, or ice.

1. the positive ends of its molecules are attracted to the negative ends of the water molecules, and vice versa
2. The property of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force, due to the cohesive nature of its molecules
6. When liquids can flow in a narrow space, even against gravity
8. The level below ground that is completely saturated with water.
9. An area of land that drains into a stream, river, lake or other body of water.
13. Any material with space that water can flow through it.
14. a measure how “mucky” water is; the greater the turbidity the murkier the water. The amount of dirt, algae and other things floating in the water will reduce the penetration of light into the water.
15. The movement of cold, nutrient rich water from deep layers of the ocean up to the surface. Attracts lots of organisms that feed on the nutrients.
19. the process in which a water body becomes overly enriched with nutrients, leading to plentiful growth of simple plant life.