Hydrosphere vocabulary

2. the volume of open spaces in rock or soil
4. excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water
6. the quantity of water in a stream that passes a given time in a period of time
7. A chemical intended to kill insects and other organisms that damage crops.
9. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
11. The gradual sinking of land. The condition may result from the removal of groundwater or oil, which is frequently instrumental in supporting the overlying rock and soil.
12. The movement of deep, cold, and nutrient-rich water to the surface
13. the large circular surface current pattern found in each ocean
14. a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater
16. The area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends
17. the process by which surface water enters the soil
18. water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
19. The upper level of the saturated zone of groundwater
22. Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
23. Does not contain any salt and can be rivers, lakes, streams,ponds, and wetlands
24. an area that has a land surface or topography with numerous depressions called sinkholes

1. water pollution that does not have a specific point of origin
2. pollution that enters a body of water from a specific source
3. The area of land drained by a river and its branches.
5. an area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet
8. zone where all open spaces in sediment and rock are completely filled with water
10. The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree celcius
15. mixture of fresh and salt water
20. water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
21. Ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it