Earth's Water Crossword Puzzle

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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.

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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.