Across
- 5. When surface water moves downward into porous soil.
- 7. A surface where one end is higher than the other.
- 8. The plants that grow in a specific area or habitat.
- 10. Table underground level were spaces and rocker soil, fully filled with them. Above this level, the spaces contain air.
- 11. Zone the layer of soil or rock above the water table where the poor spaces are filled with both air and water, but not fully saturated with water.
- 13. Action ability of a liquid to move upward through small spaces or narrow openings such as soil or plant roots against gravity. This happens because of the attraction between the liquid and the surface.
- 14. Holding as much water or moisture as can be absorbed; thoroughly soaked.
Down
- 1. Amount of empty space in a rock, sediment, or soil, usually shown as a percentage.
- 2. arrange systematically or separated by type or class.
- 3. Material materials, usually from sediment that has been compacted and turned into rock.
- 4. How easily water can flow through a material, depends on the size of the spaces in the material and how well they are connected.
- 6. Retention the process of absorbing and holding onto water.
- 9. Water that flows over the land in sheets or streams instead of soaking into the ground or evaporating.
- 12. underground layer of rock that holds and allows water flows through it. Must be pours enough to provide useful amounts of water.