Aquatic Ecosystems Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST: river : large natural flow of water that moves toward a larger body of water like a lake or ocean, marine : salt water with salinity levels between 32-35ppt, surface : water that flows or sits on the top of the land. ex. lake, river, pond, creek : small natural flow of water that moves towards a river or stream, peninsula : a piece of land surrounded on 3 sides by water, island : a piece of land completely surrounded by water, watershed : an area of land that drains to a particular body of water, ground : water that soaks into and percolates through the soil, paved : surfaces covered with cement or blacktop that increase run off and flooding, barrier : a long narrow sand island parallel to the coast that protects the mainland from storm surges & erosion, inlet : a recess (cut) into the land from a lake or sea that allows access to a bay, cove or the ocean, salinity : the amount of dissolved salt in water, delta : a fan shaped land area formed when fresh water rivers dump sediments into the ocean, wetlands : land that is wet all or most of the time & provides important habitat for migrating birds & other aquatic animals, fresh : water with less than .05 ppt salinity, aquifer : an underground fresh water river or lake that is created when groundwater percolates through the soil, pollution : trash, chemicals & debris that has a cumulative, negative, long term impact on watersheds all the way to the ocean, erosion : the movement of soil from one place to another by wind, rain, water or humans, stream : natural flowing body of water that is larger than a river, but smaller than a creek, dams : man-made structures designed to alter natural floodplains to help prevent flooding, brine : water with salinity levels greater than 46 ppt, marsh : a coastal wetland that is flooded and drained by salt water from the tides. usually has patches of salt water grasses, lagoon : a stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a sand bank or coral reef, brackish : water with salinity levels between .05-31 ppt, swamp : a coastal wetland common in la. that is a favorite home of alligators