Across
- 3. A body of water surrounded by land.
- 4. An extensive and cohesive mass of floating ice.
- 6. Lakes means that contain water only sporadically and are dry most of the time.
- 8. Permanently frozen subsoil.
- 10. The difference in elevation between high and low tide.
- 11. Process by which the dissolved mineral salts in water are removed.
- 14. Measure of the concentration of dissolved salts in water.
- 15. A chunk of floating ice that breaks off from an ice shelf or glacier.
Down
- 1. Flattish place submerged in water, with plant growth that is predominantly trees.
- 2. A large, flattish mass of ice that breaks off from larger ice bodies and floats independently.
- 5. The ability to transport groundwater.
- 7. Land areas where saturation with water is the overriding factor that influences soil development and plant and animal communities.
- 9. Where the surface subsides and the ground becomes oversaturated with water.
- 12. A massive portion of a continental ice sheet that projects out over the sea.
- 13. Water draining off the land and back into the sea in streams.