Water Crossword

2. matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
3. shallow wetlands along coastlines that are flooded regularly or occasionally with seawater
5. low, narrow, sandy islands that form offshore from a coastline. They protect the shore from storms
6. an area of waterlogged soil that tends to be peaty and fed by precipitation
7. a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life
9. free floating, autotrophic organisms that function as producers in aquatic ecosystems
12. of, on, or relating to the earth
15. a wetland without trees
17. ecosystems of several types in which rooted vegetation is surrounded by standing water during part of the year
18. relating to feeding and nutrition
20. an area of waterlogged soil that tends to be peaty and fed by ground water
22. relating to or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake
24. whitening of corals caused by expulsion of symbiotic algae

1. not consisting of or deriving from living matter
4. a colder deeper layer of water that is not mixed
6. bottom of a sea or lake
8. a bay or drowned valley where a river empties into the sea
10. in water, a distinctive transition zone that separates an upper layer that is mixed by the wind and a colder, deep layer that is not mixed
11. relating to or derived from living matter
13. the setting or conditions in which a particular activity is carried on
14. depressions in a rocky shoreline that are flooded at high tide but cut off from the ocean at low tide
16. a wetland with trees
19. a warmer upper layer of water that is mixed by wind and warmed by the sun
21. zones in the vertical water column of water body
23. trees from genera that live in shallow salt water
25. a stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef