Unit #4 Vocab - [] - Crossword Labs

1. Ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it
2. is the large circular surface current pattern found in each ocean
4. the process by which surface water enters the soil
6. basin The area of land drained by a river and its branches.
8. table The upper level of the saturated zone of groundwater
10. A body of rock that allows the flow of groundwater.
15. excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
16. heat The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree celcius
17. water- a mixture of fresh and saltwater
19. water pollution that does not have a specific point of origin; "You cannot easily point to it.
20. source pollution that enters a body of water from a specific source; "You can easily point to it"
21. The volume of open spaces in rock or soil
22. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantl
23. The gradual sinking of land. The condition may result from the removal of groundwater or oil, which is frequently instrumental in supporting the overlying rock and soil.

1. A chemical intended to kill insects and other organisms that damage crops.
3. does not contain any salt and can be rivers, lakes, streams,ponds, and wetlands
5. water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
7. water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
9. quantity in a stream that passes a given point in a time period
11. The area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends
12. Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
13. an area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet
14. The movement of deep, cold, and nutrient-rich water to the surface
18. aturiation zone where all open spaces in sediment and rock are completely filled with water