Streams, Karst, and Chesapeake

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Across
  1. 2. A large estuary on the East Coast of the United States that receives water from many rivers
  2. 9. The process by which sediment is dropped and settles out of moving water
  3. 11. A large natural stream of flowing water that is deeper and longer than a stream
  4. 14. A mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of a cave
  5. 15. Pollution that comes from many widespread sources such as runoff from land
  6. 16. An underground layer of rock or sediment that stores and transmits groundwater
  7. 20. A community of living organisms interacting with each other and their environment
  8. 24. The process of moving weathered rock and sediment from one place to another
  9. 25. Water found underground in the spaces between soil and rock
  10. 26. A place where groundwater flows naturally out onto Earth’s surface
  11. 27. A mineral formation that grows upward from the floor of a cave
  12. 29. A weak acid formed when carbon dioxide dissolves in water, which can dissolve limestone
  13. 30. An underground hollow formed by the dissolution of rock, often limestone
Down
  1. 1. The breakdown of rock through chemical reactions, often involving water and acids
  2. 3. The amount of dissolved salt in water
  3. 4. A fan-shaped deposit of sediment formed where a stream slows down quickly
  4. 5. A sedimentary rock made mostly of calcium carbonate that dissolves easily in weak acid
  5. 6. A depression in the ground formed when the surface collapses into an underground cavity
  6. 7. Pollution that comes from a single, identifiable source such as a pipe or factory
  7. 8. A landform formed where a river deposits sediment as it enters a body of water
  8. 10. A curved bend in a river formed by erosion and deposition
  9. 12. A landscape formed by the chemical weathering of limestone, creating caves and sinkholes
  10. 13. A smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river or body of water
  11. 17. Water that flows over land and carries pollutants into rivers and streams
  12. 18. The speed at which water flows in a stream or river
  13. 19. Small pieces of rock or organic material transported by water, wind, or ice
  14. 21. A partially enclosed body of water where freshwater from rivers mixes with saltwater from the ocean
  15. 22. A smaller body of flowing water that moves downhill due to gravity
  16. 23. Substances like nitrogen and phosphorus that can cause excessive plant and algae growth in water
  17. 28. The land area where all water drains into a common river, lake, or bay