Mr Wilson Water Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Characteristic of a material that is full of tiny, connected air spaces that water can seep through.
  2. 3. A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater
  3. 4. A process at which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to the gaseous state.
  4. 6. The way Earth's rotation makes winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve to the right and winds in the Southern Hemisphere curve to the left.
  5. 7. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
  6. 8. well A well in which water rises because of pressure within the aquifer
  7. 11. Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
  8. 13. zone the layer of rocks and soil above the water table in which the pores contain air as well as water
  9. 16. The land area that supplies water to a river system
  10. 17. The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
  11. 19. A weather pattern created by the warming of the waters off the west coast of South America, which pushes warm waters and heavy rains toward the Americas and produces drought conditions in Australia and Asia.
  12. 20. table The upper level of the saturated zone of groundwater
  13. 21. A ridge of land that separates one watershed from another.
Down
  1. 1. A characteristic of materials, such as clay and granite, through which water does not easily pass.
  2. 4. The buildup over time of nutrients in freshwater lakes and ponds that leads to an increase in the growth of algae
  3. 5. Rivers and streams that flow into a larger river.
  4. 9. An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce.
  5. 10. water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
  6. 12. A land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year
  7. 14. zone A layer of permeable rock or soil in which the cracks & pores are COMPLETELY FILLED with water
  8. 15. A large stream of moving water that flows through the ocean
  9. 18. A cooling of the ocean surface off the western coast of South America, occurring periodically every 4 to 12 years and affecting Pacific and other weather patterns.