Across
- 3. the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its landmasses.
- 5. water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.
- 7. a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
- 11. a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.
- 13. a large body of water surrounded by land.
- 15. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
- 17. permeation of a liquid into something by filtration.
- 19. a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains
- 20. a ring-shaped coral reef, island, or series of islets
- 22. the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
- 23. the exhalation of water vapor through the stomata.
- 24. a small, narrow river.
- 26. an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
Down
- 1. a small island
- 2. a body of water or air moving in a definite direction.
- 4. a chain or group of islands, often found in a body of water like an ocean, sea, lake, or river.
- 6. the process of removing salt from seawater.
- 8. the draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land.
- 9. a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier or ice sheet and carried out to sea.
- 10. an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.
- 12. the level below which the ground is saturated with water.
- 14. the quality or degree of being saline.
- 16. a piece of land, distinct from a continent, that rises from the ocean floor and is completely surrounded by water
- 18. a natural stream of freshwater that flows in a channel
- 21. land consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land.
- 25. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor
