Across
- 1. Water that lies below the water table and is found within aquifers.
- 2. A(n) _________ is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock.
- 5. The bends that develop in the channels of many streams are called _____.
- 8. On Earth, 99 percent of glacial ice is contained within vast ice sheets in the _____ regions.
- 10. The breakdown of chemicals to produce food energy is called ______.
- 12. Longshore currents move water and sediments _____ to the shore, in the direction of the prevailing local winds.
- 17. What is the largest consumption of freshwater sources?
- 20. These tides have the smallest tidal range.
- 21. ___ is the method of bringing water to plants
- 22. The main factor that differentiates a lake from a pond is its _____.
- 23. Water that can be recycled and reused is called ____________ water use.
- 25. ____ glaciers are found on high mountains.
- 26. Which form of plankton feed on phytoplankton?
- 27. Plants do this process where water vapor can go into the air through the leaves.
- 28. What is the term for a glacier that has stopped moving because it has melted too much?
- 30. ___ time is the amount of time the average molecule of water stays in a reservoir
- 32. Where a stream meets a large body of water, usually the ocean, a(n) _____ forms.
- 36. ____ molecules have an unevenly distributed electrical charge
- 37. A stream that joins another river is called a _____.
- 38. ________________circulation is vertical movement of water that drives deep ocean circulation.
Down
- 1. ______________ are major surface currents that flow clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
- 3. The replacement of nutrient-depleted water by nutrient-rich water is called _____.
- 4. Which of the following categories represents the smallest proportion of human uses of water?
- 6. Approximately 3% percent of earth’s water is ___
- 7. Which currents are potentially dangerous and carry large amounts of water offshore quickly?
- 9. A coral reef that surrounds a volcano is called a/an:
- 11. The change of a substance from a solid to a gas without going through the liquid phase is called _____.
- 13. The amount of water that is available to enter groundwater in a region is called _______.
- 14. Water temperature is influenced by the air directly surrounding the water. Therefore cold ocean currents allow for _____.
- 15. A deep crack in the glacier that forms as a result of ice movement is a _______.
- 16. A stream meets a large body of standing water at _____.
- 18. Occasionally a river may overflow its banks during rainy seasons. What is the area around the river that becomes flooded known as?
- 19. _____ glaciers are large ice sheets that cover relatively flat grounds.
- 24. Which stage of the water cycle occurs when water vapor cools to liquid water?
- 29. A raised structure designed to hold back the waters of a stream or river in case of a flood
- 31. Excess nutrients added to a water body ultimately create an oxygen-poor environment that leads to a(n) _______________.
- 33. This contaminant gets washed from farms and yards into rivers, causing algae to grow.
- 34. A storage location for water such as an ocean, glacier, pond, or even the atmosphere is known as a _____.
- 35. A _______ _______ is a sudden, unexpected flood due to very intense rains over a very brief period
- 39. Which oil company was responsible for the oil spill of the Valdez in Alaska?