Across
- 7. This is the top of the saturated zone.
- 8. This is a substance you know as table salt.
- 9. This layer contains air and water and is thus not saturated.
- 12. This is the movement of energy through a body of water.
- 13. Water temperature decreases as you ____ through the water column.
- 14. White-capped waves that crash onto shore.
- 17. This wave is usually caused by underwater earthquakes.
- 20. This is a gently sloping, shallow area that extends from the edge of continents.
- 21. Near the equator surface ocean water temperature is about ____ ____.
Down
- 1. Water pressure ____ as you descend through the water column.
- 2. ____ materials such as sand and gravel have connected pore spaces that allow water to pass through.
- 3. This is a smooth, nearly flat region of the ocean.
- 4. The level of the water table usually follows the ___ of the surface of the land.
- 5. This rock, unless cracked, is considered _____ as water cannot pass through.
- 6. This is where underground water generally comes from.
- 10. Any underground layer that hols water and allows it to flow.
- 11. The horizontal distance between wave crests.
- 15. In this type of well, water rises on its own because of pressure within the aquifer.
- 16. This company can help you find out where your drinking water comes from.
- 18. The total amount of dissolved salt in a sample of water.
- 19. The vertical distance from the wave crest to the trough.