Water Cycle and Groundwater Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Precipitation that is unable to enter the soil.
  2. 6. This type of gradient increases runoff.
  3. 8. Release of water vapor from plant leaves.
  4. 10. Area over which water drains to a common stream or other body of water.
  5. 11. Amount of empty space within a soil or rock.
  6. 13. Ability of a soil to draw water upward into empty pores.
  7. 14. The top of the saturated zone is called the _______ table.
  8. 15. Filled to capacity.
Down
  1. 1. Ability of a soil to transmit water.
  2. 2. Change from gas to liquid, causes clouds to form.
  3. 4. This soil condition increases runoff.
  4. 5. When water enters the soil.
  5. 7. A change from the liquid to gas phase.
  6. 9. A ridge line that separates adjacent watersheds is a __________ divide.
  7. 12. A stream or river that flows into a larger river.