Wetlands

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Across
  1. 3. a grassy plant that grows in wet areas around the world
  2. 4. the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.
  3. 6. an area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.
  4. 7. are peat-forming wetlands that rely on groundwater input and require thousands of years to develop and cannot easily be restored once destroyed
Down
  1. 1. is a freshwater wetland of soft, spongy ground consisting mainly of partially decayed plant matter called peat.
  2. 2. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
  3. 3. an area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh.
  4. 5. the draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure, etc