Environmental Science Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• point source : type of pollution that can be traced back to a single incident
• water table : highest point in an aquifer from in which water can be collected
• geo sphere : earth system that includes the rocks, soil, landforms, and interior of the planet
• discharge : aquifer _ happens when water leaves the aquifer
• aquifer : the underground layer of rock, sand or soil that holds groundwater
• rock cycle : the processes that form, break down, and re-form rock from one category to another
• hydrosphere : earth system that includes all of the water on the planet
• unconfined : an _ aquifer has no layers of nonporous material between the water level and ground level
• permeability : determines whether water can move through the material
• porosity : determines how much water a material can hold
• groundwater : the supply of fresh water found beneath the earth's surface
• sinkhole : a hole in the ground formed when water has dissolved underground rock
• confined : a _ aquifer has a layer of nonporous material between the water level and ground level that separates water from ground level
• recharge : aquifer _ happens when water reaches the aquifer
• limestone : a kind of porous sedimentary rock formed from the skeletons of marine organisms
• filtration : process of separating solid matter from a fluid through a filter
• well : a pipe in the ground that reaches the water table
• hydro geology : the study of geology that focuses on the distribution and movement of groundwater in the soil and rocks of earth's crust