Across
- 2. the saltiness of saltwater
- 5. the temperature of water decreases rapidly with depth
- 8. are large inland bodies of fresh or saline water
- 9. it is a permanent body of ice, which consists largely of recrystallized snow
- 11. the total amount of empty pore spaces in the rock
- 13. it is a moving body of surface water that flows downslope towards sea level because of gravity
Down
- 1. the narrow, ridges or hills in smaller basins
- 3. flood occurs when a stream's discharge is greater than the capacity of the channel, causing the stream to overflow
- 4. it is a soil, rock or sediment that is frozen for more than two consecutive years
- 6. it is a vast body of saline water
- 7. it is a wetland with lush trees and vegetation found in low-lying areas beside slow-moving rivers
- 10. it is a partly enclosed coastal body of water where freshwater from stream meets the saltwater from the sea
- 12. it is a shallow wetland around lakes; streams; and oceans where grasses and reeds are dominant vegetation