Across
- 2. a cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrate with gills, fins, and a streamlined body
- 3. germ and pesticides that can live in water forms
- 8. scattered pieces of waste or remains floating or below the surface
- 9. a loose aggregation of small, rounded rock fragments typically larger than sand but smaller than cobble
- 13. small particles of dirt, sand, and other materials that settle at the bottom of bodies of water.
- 14. a land area where the river meets the shore
- 15. a soft, wet mixture of soil, water, and organic matter, typically found in areas where water and soil interact
- 17. ancient remains or traces of organisms preserved in rocks
- 19. granular material primarily composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles
- 22. air-breathing living beings that can live in water or land
- 23. a shelled crustacean with ten limbs, including claws
- 26. where water levels rise and then ___ an area
- 27. small, swimming crustaceans eaten as seafood
- 28. where the mouth of a river flows to the ocean
Down
- 1. a natural flowing watercourse, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake
- 4. the way the water is moving, a strong section of a river
- 5. an outdoor activity along the water
- 6. a small inlet or bay often saltwater
- 7. a natural occurrence where water flows over a vertical drop or series of steep steps
- 8. either wooden or metal extent on top of the water
- 10. an enclosed body of water
- 11. granular material consisting of particles smaller than sand but larger than clay, often found in riverbeds
- 12. air-breathing animals that usually don’t live in water
- 16. a natural solid made up of minerals or mineraloids
- 18. a flow of water that determines the way that it travels
- 20. green groups of bacteria that are found in water
- 21. any body of water; natural or artificial
- 23. a practice where you catch certain animals in a cage
- 24. living organisms that use sunlight to make their food
- 25. small creatures with six legs, often wings, and three body segments
