Earth's Water Crossword

QUESTIONS LIST: Estuary : Where the tide meets the stream., Marsh : An area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times., Levee : An embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river., Neritic : Shallow part of the ocean above the drop-off of the continental shelf, approximately 200 meters, Reservoir : A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply., Permeable : Allowing liquids or gasses to pass through it., Impermeable : Not allowing fluid to pass through porosity,., Swamp : An area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh., Wetland : Areas where water covers the soil,, Aquifer : A body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater., Sublimation : Transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas state, without passing through the liquid state., Tributary : A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake., Transpiration : Occurs when plants take up liquid water from the soil and release water vapor into the air from their leaves, Aphotic : The portion of a lake or ocean where there is little or no sunlight., Intertidal : Zone of the ocean where the ocean meets the land between high and low tides, Groundwater : Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock., Precipitation : Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that fall, Condensation : Water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it., Evaporation : The process of turning from liquid into vapor., Confluence : The junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width., Salinity : The amount of dissolved salts that are present in water.