Hydrology Unit Crossword

mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of a planet.
water present beneath Earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations
an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets
of or found in fresh water; not of the sea
all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas
an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures or unconsolidated materials
may be anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawater
a partly enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it
oceanographic phenomenon that involves wind-driven motion of dense, cooler, and usually nutrient-rich water towards the ocean surface,
The integration and application of environmental values into the military mission in order to sustain readiness, improve quality of life
biological conversion of one or more carbon molecules
a single identifiable source of air, Water pollution, thermal, noise or light pollution
introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change
saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water
water pollution affects a water body from sources such as polluted runoff from agricultural areas draining into a river, or wind-borne debris blowing out to sea.
the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by large numbers of individual particles that are generally invisible to the naked eye
a rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae
a numeric scale used to specify the acidity or basicity(alkalinity) of an aqueous solution
of, found in, or produced by the sea
may be anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawater
a substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere
species that can be used to monitor the health of an environment or ecosystem.
change of the physical state of matter from gas phase into liquid phase
rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
the draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure, etc.
a type of vaporization of a liquid that occurs from the surface of a liquid into a gaseous phase
process of water movement through a lant and its evaporation from aerial parts