Across
- 3. a measure of how cloudy the water is
- 5. Does not allow fluids to pass though
- 8. measurement of how acid or basic a structure is on a scale of 0 to 14
- 9. Organisms that live on the bottom of the ocean or other bodies of water
- 10. Test of water contamination that indicates the extent of fecal matter and/or e.coli present in water
- 13. Surface level characteristicts and features of the ocean determine temperatures
- 14. area of land that funnels water downhill into a larger body of water
- 15. movment of cold,nutrient, and oxygen from deep layers of the ocean to the surface
- 18. A rapid increase in the population of alge in an aquatic system
Down
- 1. An underground rock layer that creates and stores water
- 2. An organism used to monitor the health of an ecosystem (gives clues on the waters quality)
- 4. a mixture of seawater (salt water) and fresh water
- 6. spread of pollution (can not find were it starts)
- 7. entire geographical area drained by a river and it' tributaries
- 11. top layer of the aquifer
- 12. measure of how much calcium and magnesium is present in the water
- 16. Disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound
- 17. The saltiness of a body of water