Across
- 2. wetland with acidic water and mosses
- 6. table top of the saturated zone
- 8. does not let water pass through
- 10. forest has short trees with a thick tangle of roots
- 11. rain, sleet, snow, or hail
- 12. has trees and shrubs growing in the water
- 14. a type of hot spring from which water periodically erupts
- 16. zone the layer above the water table
- 17. allows water to pass through
- 20. the ridge that separates one watershed from another
- 21. the land area that supplies water to a river system
Down
- 1. water vapor cools into a liquid
- 3. zone area that is totally filled with water
- 4. system a river and all of its tributaries together
- 5. where groundwater flows to the surface
- 6. a channel that is dug into the aquifer to provide a supply of water
- 7. marsh a wetland that has tall, strong grasses and a rich, muddy bottom
- 9. a small stream or river that feeds into a main river
- 13. water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
- 15. wetland that has cattails, rushes, and other tall grasslike plants
- 18. liquid water turns to water vapor
- 19. any underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water