Surface Water

4. any water not found in oceans or seas
5. found in cool northern areas, highly acidic
6. an area of land covered by shallow water part or all of the year
8. The Great Divide is located in the _______ Mountains
9. Tributaries always flow towards the _____ river
11. the boundary that separates one watershed from another
14. Sunlight reaches the bottom in this small body of water
15. a large natural or human-made lake used to supply water
16. an area of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers or seas
21. a river and all its tributaries is called a river _____
22. a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
23. Chesapeake Bay is a body of water that connects to the _________ Ocean
27. Rivers usually begin in ______ regions
28. The water cycle is the process of water _______ through the air, land, and oceans.

1. grassy, covered by shallow water or stream
2. the water stored in the ground
3. 75% of Earths water is _____
7. Watersheds are also called ________ basins
10. Water vapor later condenses and falls back to the surface as _____
12. Lakes can be created in a number of ways; one of which is when depressions fill with water that were created by melted _____ sheets
13. Wetlands are important because they improve water quality by _______ it
17. Coastal wetlands are a mixture of _____ and fresh water
18. Ice sheets are found near the poles and cover most of _______ and Greenland
19. Some wetlands fill up in the ______ but dry out in the summer
20. Watersheds are separated by ______ called divides
24. Sunlight does not reach the bottom in this Cold, Dark and slightly larger body of water.
25. the water that flows over the ground surface
26. Groundwater is found below Earth's surface between _______ and rocks