Hydrosphere Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. a hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air
  2. 4. the draining away of water from the surface of an area of land
  3. 6. heat capacity the heat required to raise the temperature of the unit mass of a given substance by a given amount
  4. 10. bank the bank-shaped confines of a river or stream
  5. 12. A channel created to access water
  6. 13. any natural situation where water flows from an aquifer to the earth's surface
  7. 14. currents a continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by forces acting upon this mean flow
  8. 15. A current of sediments moving along a body of water
  9. 19. the degree of compactness of a substance
  10. 22. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object
  11. 23. river basins an area of land in North Carolina that water flows across or under on its way to a river
  12. 25. A structure hanging like an icicle from the ceiling of the cave
  13. 29. a landform that forms from deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or standing water
  14. 30. a steep temperature gradient in a body of water
  15. 31. of saturation the area in an aquifer below the water table
Down
  1. 1. a large underground chamber
  2. 3. water water that collects on the surface of the ground
  3. 5. level The level of the sea's surface
  4. 6. A mixture in which small particles of a substance are dispersed throughout the liquid
  5. 7. climates the climate of an inland geologic area
  6. 8. a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater
  7. 9. To restore to an original state
  8. 11. water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock
  9. 16. the process of a substance in a liquid state changing to a gaseous state due to an increase in temperature
  10. 17. to pass into or through a substance by filtering or permeating
  11. 18. climates climate typical of the west coasts at the middle latitudes of continents
  12. 20. Land that is very saturated
  13. 21. cycle the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land
  14. 24. an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas
  15. 26. well a well in which water is under pressure
  16. 27. a structure created in order to access groundwater
  17. 28. an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines