Water Crossword (August 2024)

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Across
  1. 3. Structure dug into the ground to access liquid resources, usually water.
  2. 4. The product of water vapor falls from clouds due to gravitational pull; often used a synonym for rain.
  3. 8. Process of removing minerals, usually salt, from water to make it safe to drinkable or usable for growing plants.
  4. 11. An underground layer of water-bearing material, usually rock, gravel or sand.
  5. 13. Two of the total three molecules helping to make water.
  6. 14. Bodies of salt water, localized to specific section of the world. Examples include the Mediterranean and the Caribbean.
  7. 16. Branch of a country's defense forces responsible for warfare on water.
  8. 17. Bodies of salt water covering over 70% of Earth's surface.
  9. 18. One of the total three molecules helping to make water.
  10. 20. Large body of salt water separating the Americas from Asia and Australia.
  11. 21. Large body of salt water separating Africa and Australia.
  12. 23. Land bordering bodies of water; California and Florida has many miles of them.
  13. 25. Occurrence on water when winds blows across a body of water's surface; surfers and sailors are most focused upon their height and length.
Down
  1. 1. A large inlet of water into a landmass. Examples can be found near Mexico and Finland.
  2. 2. Practice of applying water to land to grow crops, plants and lawns; most often seen in places where water is less plentiful.
  3. 5. Large bodies of water vapor suspended in the sky; resulting in blocking out the Sun or leading to states of rain, sleet or snow.
  4. 6. Large body of salt water separating Europe and Africa from the Americas.
  5. 7. Similar to a well, though this structure is designed to collect rain water.
  6. 9. Movement within the Water Cycle witnessing the change of liquid (like water) into gas.
  7. 10. Movement within the Water Cycle witnessing the gas into liquid; can be seen with liquid droplets on a moist surface.
  8. 12. Naturally flowing course of water, usually freshwater flowing into large bodies of water. Examples include the Mississippi and the Nile.
  9. 15. Weather condition witnessed when water vapor is suspended in the air near the Earth's surface; often characterized by an inability to see far in the distance.
  10. 19. The rise and fall of sea levels caused by the Moon's gravitational forces and the Moon's orbit of Earth.
  11. 22. Large, fixed bodies of usually fresh water. Examples include Superior and Michigan.
  12. 24. Frozen liquid; usually seen in Winter in the Northern Hemisphere outside and in your refrigerator any time.