Across
- 5. Area that contains brackish water from the ocean meeting the mouth of a river
- 6. A type of vertical current that carries water from the surface to deeper parts of the ocean; caused by density
- 7. Underground storage area for water made of permeable rock layers
- 8. Shaped by waves, tides and currents by erosion and deposition
- 10. Occurs in the atmosphere where water vapor evaporated off the surface cools and turns into liquid
- 11. The measure of the amount of dissolved salts in water.
- 13. Wind driven currents that carry warm or cold water across the ocean's surface
- 16. Evaporation by plants
- 18. Water that is stored underground
- 20. Water seeps down into the ground through the soil
- 22. Name for the type of farming of raising fish, shellfish, algae or aquatic plants. Way to sustain our food supply.
- 23. The amount of matter in a given volume
Down
- 1. Areas that have water most of the year that is 6 in to 3 feet in depth
- 2. Water runs along the surface of the Earth until it enters another body of water
- 3. The process of removing salt from salt water
- 4. When enough water vapor in the atmosphere condenses it falls back down to Earth in the form of rain or snow.
- 9. A large volume of water flowing in a certain direction
- 12. Islands that run parallel to the mainland
- 14. Process that is a result of excess nutrients in the water that can cause explosive plant growth
- 15. The process where water is converted into a gas and rises up into the atmosphere
- 17. Water that is on Earth's surface such as rivers, lakes and streams
- 19. The leader in water pollution
- 21. An embankment built along the shore to protect the land from powerful waves
