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Across
  1. 3. water that soaks into the saturated zone
  2. 4. a layer of rock that that water can't travel through
  3. 5. part of the saturated zone that contains enough water for people to use
  4. 7. the way in which a pollutant spreads
  5. 8. small cracks
  6. 9. the empty space within soil, sand and rock.
  7. 12. occurs when water vapor in the air that condenses and falls to the ground.
  8. 14. rock that contains tiny holes or cracks
  9. 15. the water _______ is the dividing line between the saturated and unsaturated zone.
  10. 16. spread out
Down
  1. 1. the zone above the water table where a mixture of water and air fill the spaces between the soil, sand and rocks.
  2. 2. water stored underground in the spaces between soil particles, sand and rocks in the saturated zone
  3. 6. the area below the water table where water fills all of the available space is the ________zone.
  4. 7. a measurement of how much empty space there is inside the material
  5. 10. water that falls to the ground and collects in streams and rivers.
  6. 11. water released from an aquifer
  7. 12. something that has small holes that water can soak through
  8. 13. water cannot soak through