Across
- 2. The sinking of Earth’s surface due to removal of groundwater
- 3. A topography consisting of numerous sinkholes
- 7. Area above the water table where openings in sediment are filled mainly with air
- 9. Icicle-like structures that hang from the ceiling of a cavern
- 11. A fountain of hot water that is periodically ejected
- 12. The upper level of the zone of saturation
- 15. A sedimentary rock made from the skeletons of marine organisms
- 16. Water that flows over the land
- 18. The column-like form that grows upward from the floor of a cavern
- 19. A cone-shaped depression in the water table immediately surrounding a well
Down
- 1. The process that allows water to replenish an aquifer
- 2. A flow of groundwater that emerges naturally at the ground surface
- 4. A body of saturated sediment or rock in which groundwater can move easily
- 5. The volume of open spaces in rock or soil
- 6. Area in rock or sediment where all open spaces are filled with water
- 8. Impermeable sediment or rock that hinders or prevents groundwater movement
- 10. A pump-less well in which the water rises to the surface because of hydrostatic pressure
- 13. The slow movement of water through the pores in rock or sediment (infiltration)
- 14. A measure of a material’s ability to transmit water
- 17. Water that is found in the zone of saturation