Science Vocabulary Words Crossword

A process that breaks down rocks.
The transferring of sediments from one place to another using wind, water, or ice.
The process in which weathered sediments are being deposited.
A relatively large area that is characterized by distinctive plant and animal communities, climate, and ecological features.
The process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time.
A description of land surface area with reference to variation in elevation.
Earth material that is broken down by processes of weathering; can be eroded and deposited by the agents of water, wind, ice, and gravit
An area of land where the surface water and groundwater drain into a particular body of water; separated from other watersheds by drainage divides.
A geographical barrier, such as a ridge, hill, or mountain, separating one watershed land area from another.
The top of the saturation zone, below which water fills all open spaces between the rock.
Below the water table where all spaces not filled with solid material fill with water.
A layer of permeable rock that retains and filters water.