water Crossword Puzzles

Water Cycle 2023-01-26

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The movement of water through soil itself.
  2. The moisture that forms as a result of condensation
  3. The continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere.
  4. Where the surface is free of ice it occurs beneath the "active layer" which is soil, rock or sediment that freezes and thaws each year
  5. This is when water vapor changes state directly from a gas to as solid.
  6. The process of changing a liquid into a gas
  7. The process of precipitation collecting in one place.
  8. It is when precipitation collects in one place.
  9. The process of plants releasing water vapor in the air.
  10. Waterfall
Down
  1. Water taken from the groundwater flow and soil moisture.
  2. Water dripping to the ground trees or other objects that have collected the moisture from drifting fog.
  3. The sum of all processes by which water moves from the land surface to the atmosphere via evaporation and transpiration
  4. The water produced the melting snow that cannot be absorbed into the ground.
  5. The level below which the ground is saturated with water.
  6. rain
  7. is the process of water changing into water vapor
  8. The volumetric flow rate of water that is transported through a given cross-sectional area.
  9. Water in a vaporous form.
  10. An underground reservoir of water.

20 Clues: rain • Waterfall • Water in a vaporous form. • An underground reservoir of water. • The movement of water through soil itself. • The process of changing a liquid into a gas • It is when precipitation collects in one place. • is the process of water changing into water vapor • The moisture that forms as a result of condensation • ...

Water resources :))) 2023-02-07

Water resources :))) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where water spills when it overflows its normal channel
  2. the native fauna and flora of region
  3. action of filtering debris or particles
  4. type of aquifer that gets little to no recharge
  5. a scientist that studies water and its movements
  6. stores rain from drainage and runoff
  7. evaluated proposal for 970 kil. pipeline
  8. land from which surface runoff drains into a particular stream, lake, wetland, or other body of water
  9. dammed water that creates an artificial lake
  10. heating saltwater until it evaporates and condenses as freshwater
  11. ratio between irrigation and source
Down
  1. process of removing dissolved salts from ocean water or from brackish water in aquifers or lakes
  2. groundwater from the aquifer flows out of the ground onto land or onto lake bottoms through exit points
  3. precipitation infiltrates the ground and percolates downward through spaces in soil, gravel, and rock until an impenetrable layer of rock or clay stops it
  4. artificial channel conveying water
  5. water that contains very low levels of dissolved salts
  6. underground caverns and porous layers of sand, gravel, or rock through which groundwater flows
  7. 39% of all precipitation
  8. uses high pressure to force saltwater through a membrane filter with pores small enough to remove the salt and other impurities.
  9. structure built across a river to control its flow

20 Clues: 39% of all precipitation • artificial channel conveying water • ratio between irrigation and source • the native fauna and flora of region • stores rain from drainage and runoff • action of filtering debris or particles • evaluated proposal for 970 kil. pipeline • dammed water that creates an artificial lake • type of aquifer that gets little to no recharge • ...

Water Systems 2023-05-26

Water Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the amount of salt in water
  2. a layer of gasses that surround the earth
  3. removing salt from water for drinking
  4. a chemical used to help keep water clean
  5. typically undergroung; sewage is collected here
  6. flooded areas of land
  7. thinking about the way we use resources for the future
  8. these make water less suitable for drinking
  9. Removing chemicals, bacteria for consumption
  10. water that is found beneath the earth's surface
  11. a place underground after the soil
Down
  1. a change in the normal climate's temperature
  2. flowing bodies of water
  3. land that drains its water into a nearby body of water
  4. A human-made way to supply water to plants, crops
  5. a technique to clean water using microorganisms
  6. very large bodies of water
  7. a method of obtaining water from the ground
  8. a compressed mass of snow, rock, or sediment
  9. a body of undergrounf rock/sediment that holds groundwater
  10. the natural process in which water is recycled

21 Clues: flooded areas of land • flowing bodies of water • very large bodies of water • the amount of salt in water • a place underground after the soil • removing salt from water for drinking • a chemical used to help keep water clean • a layer of gasses that surround the earth • a method of obtaining water from the ground • these make water less suitable for drinking • ...

WATER FIGHT 2023-04-25

WATER FIGHT crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to make something smaller in size or amount
  2. adding something harmful/poisonous
  3. enough for a specific purpose
  4. to prove what is needed to continue something
  5. a large area of land or sea
  6. water found underground in soil
  7. a series of actions taken to make or do something
  8. describing a cause that is not the most important one
  9. very harsh or serious
  10. using something so that it won’t run out
  11. to use up so that there is nothing left
  12. a rule or law that prevents something
  13. in a way that is important or large enough to make a different
  14. spread over a wide area or to overwhelm people
  15. extended shortage of precipitation
  16. something that happens at the end
  17. the effect of one thing on another thing
  18. to refuse or reject
Down
  1. a repeated pattern; passing back and forth
  2. to cause something to happen
  3. to demolish something
  4. available things to help someone complete a job or reach a goal
  5. a way to supply water to land or crops
  6. one thing contributes to a certain result
  7. to get rid of something
  8. a shortage of food that may cause people to starve
  9. a shortage or absence of something
  10. a group of related items working together doing something
  11. a need or requirement
  12. something that is necessary
  13. urgent or having terrible consequences
  14. to enter or use something
  15. to make something new from something old
  16. when a series of events is repeated
  17. referring to a specific item or thing
  18. the protection of natural resources
  19. to happen

37 Clues: to happen • to refuse or reject • to demolish something • a need or requirement • very harsh or serious • to get rid of something • to enter or use something • a large area of land or sea • something that is necessary • to cause something to happen • enough for a specific purpose • water found underground in soil • something that happens at the end • adding something harmful/poisonous • ...

Water Pollution 2022-12-05

Water Pollution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. found in old paint, oil water pipes, and soil contaminated by PM from vehicle exhaust
  2. a way to contain oil using plastic walls
  3. when bodies of water are contaminated with substances from human activities
  4. example: birth control in a body of water
  5. naturally occurring in coal, released by anthropogenic activities
  6. lagoon filled with animal waste
  7. the solid waste that can be found in wastewater
  8. a specific area where pollutants are produced
  9. naturally occurring element in rocks underground that can dissolve drinking water
  10. water temperature that can kill organisms
  11. layer of clearish water that is found in the middle of the septic tank
  12. act that supports maintaining and restoring biological properties of surface water
  13. chemicals that interfere with the endocrine systems of animals
Down
  1. can be deposited on earth as rain or particles
  2. water that is contaminated through human activities such as sewage
  3. body of water becomes rich in nutrients
  4. this occurs when there is a change in the water temperatures due to human activities
  5. part of the septic system and is underground pipes
  6. a non specific area which pollutants are produced
  7. compounds uses to make plastics
  8. the act that sets the standards for safe drinking water
  9. the amount of oxygen that is demanded by a quantity of water
  10. a container that stores wastewater from a house
  11. an area in a body of water that has extremely low oxygen level
  12. species can indicate when diseases are present or not

25 Clues: compounds uses to make plastics • lagoon filled with animal waste • body of water becomes rich in nutrients • a way to contain oil using plastic walls • example: birth control in a body of water • water temperature that can kill organisms • a specific area where pollutants are produced • can be deposited on earth as rain or particles • ...

Water pollution 2022-12-05

Water pollution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the main cause of oil pollution in the oceans
  2. the fairly clear middle water layer
  3. anthropogenic inputs of nutrients leads to high levels of nutrients
  4. phenomenon that kills organisms by drastically changing the water temperature
  5. their manufacture in the U.S ended in 1979 but still are present in the environment and can cause
  6. technique used on cargo ships and was designed to prevent future oil spills in the ocean
  7. pollution that occurs in a diffuse area
  8. control organisms that pose a threat to crop production and human health
  9. best indicator species that are harmless and live inside human and other animal intestines
  10. rural areas often use this relatively small and simple sewage treatment system
Down
  1. particles that attach to plant, soil, or water surfaces through rain, snow, or as gas
  2. heavy metal that contaminates water through pipes
  3. contaminates the soil where military rockets are tested
  4. a large container that is connected to a house and receives its wastewater
  5. a combination of pipes and lawns as part of the septic system Manurelagoon gross, human-made pools filled with manure from livestock
  6. non chemical water pollution that occurs when human activities greatly change the water temperature
  7. areas that are very depleted of oxygen,resulting in little surviving organisms
  8. pollution that occurs in a distinct location
  9. resulting from livestock operations and human activities, this is a major type of water pollution
  10. anything that sinks to the bottom of septic tanks and forms solid waste
  11. human activities and other sources lead to the contamination of streams, rivers, lakes, oceans, and groundwater
  12. phenomenon resulting in high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus, which adds an abundance of fertility to the soil
  13. less of this value indicates less pollution in a water body and a higher value indicates more pollution
  14. scientists use organisms to tell if disease-carrying pathogens are present

24 Clues: the fairly clear middle water layer • pollution that occurs in a diffuse area • pollution that occurs in a distinct location • the main cause of oil pollution in the oceans • heavy metal that contaminates water through pipes • contaminates the soil where military rockets are tested • anthropogenic inputs of nutrients leads to high levels of nutrients • ...

Water properties 2022-12-14

Water properties crossword puzzle
Across
  1. positive charge
  2. no charge
  3. part of a substance that has physical and chemical properties
  4. magnetic pull between two opposite charged ions
  5. negative charge
  6. number of neutrons and protons
  7. has mass and takes up spaces
  8. space from the nucleus where electrons can be found in an atom
  9. how hot or cold the environment is
  10. when atoms lose/gain electrons
  11. allows bonding between water molecules
Down
  1. molecules that have a tendency to stick together
  2. a measurement to show how difficult it is to break the surface of a liquid
  3. most important/central part
  4. a mixture of more that one substance
  5. a substance that has two or more substances
  6. when molecules in high concentration to the lower area of concentration
  7. a evaporating substance that leaves the remaining cooled down
  8. sharings between atoms and electrons
  9. the number of protons
  10. substance that can't be broken down to other substances

21 Clues: no charge • positive charge • negative charge • the number of protons • most important/central part • has mass and takes up spaces • number of neutrons and protons • when atoms lose/gain electrons • how hot or cold the environment is • a mixture of more that one substance • sharings between atoms and electrons • allows bonding between water molecules • ...

Water Pollution 2022-12-05

Water Pollution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The waste/pollutatnts that are added into our water systems
  2. a vast area/location that produces pollution
  3. waste water that turns to a solid
  4. however much oxygen a body of water uses overtime.
  5. a large container that receives wastewater from a house
  6. a pond that is used for large amounts of animal fecies
  7. what contaminated the water in Flint Michigan
  8. a type of species that tells us how diseases occur
  9. microorganisms from fecies
  10. a phenomenon where a body of water becomes filled with algae
  11. the standard for safe drinking water that was founded by the EPA
  12. Nonchemical water pollution occurs when human activities cause a substantial change in the temperature of water
Down
  1. group of industrial compounds used to manufacture plastics and insulate electrical transformers which are responsible for many environmental problems
  2. the law that sets standards for drinking water
  3. an increase in fertlitity in a body of water, the result of anthropogenic inputs of nutrients
  4. Area under septic tank that has pipes which transform our waste
  5. water produced that has poor quality due to livestock, humans, and sewage.
  6. an area that drains right off the gulf coast of Mexico is called a
  7. Something that directly produces pollution
  8. a compound that dissolves in earths groundwater
  9. the type of waste system someone has if they live far from a city
  10. the law that protects propagation of fish species and wildlife of the water
  11. acids that are from earths natural resources and break down because of weather
  12. when there is a drastic change in water temperature
  13. harmful chemicals that rockets use
  14. a layer of clar water that is in

26 Clues: microorganisms from fecies • a layer of clar water that is in • waste water that turns to a solid • harmful chemicals that rockets use • Something that directly produces pollution • a vast area/location that produces pollution • what contaminated the water in Flint Michigan • the law that sets standards for drinking water • a compound that dissolves in earths groundwater • ...

Water Pullution 2022-12-06

Water Pullution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. oil on the surface of the water
  2. people living in rural areas use these to break down sewage
  3. the amount of oxygen a quantity of water uses over a period of time
  4. are chemicals that interfere with hormonal systems
  5. something that affects developing fetuses
  6. this is a source of mercury, arsenic, and lead that causes these heavy metals to be blown far away. Can contaminate ponds, soil, and leach into groundwater
  7. the left over physical waste after the primary and secondary treatment of the water treatment process.
  8. Valdez a tragic oil spill caused by a punctured tanker
  9. can be found in surface body water, discharged from a waste treatment plant
  10. this is how sludge is disposed of, after this process, it can be used as fertilizer
  11. Water this was sprayed on the Exxon Valdez spill in hopes of cleaning it. While it was effective, it killed a lot of wildlife.
  12. sets national standards for safe drinking water.
  13. creates Mercury, Lead, and Arsenic
Down
  1. is an example of a phthalate
  2. Bacteria converts mercury into this, which is the toxic to animals
  3. is a risk factor for manure lagoons, this can affect groundwater.
  4. the reason many herbicides and pesticides are still around today even though they were phased out years ago
  5. cancer causing. Arsenic can cause lung, bladder, and kidney cancer
  6. this is a body of water that cannot support life due to low oxygen levels
  7. e. coli, ammonia, nitrates, phosphates, endocrine disruptors are examples of…
  8. the step in the water treatment process that uses uv light, ozone, and chlorine to kill bacteria
  9. filters these are things that can remove Arsenic and Lead from the environment
  10. Country with the highest mercury emissions
  11. Horizon an oil spill caused by an underwater well explosion
  12. Nervous System this is destroyed due to the toxic chemical created by bacteria and mercury

25 Clues: is an example of a phthalate • oil on the surface of the water • creates Mercury, Lead, and Arsenic • something that affects developing fetuses • Country with the highest mercury emissions • sets national standards for safe drinking water. • are chemicals that interfere with hormonal systems • Valdez a tragic oil spill caused by a punctured tanker • ...

Water Pollution 2022-12-05

Water Pollution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a localized and stationary pollution source.
  2. a barrier that keeps oil inside it
  3. area of low oxygen
  4. forever chemicals
  5. the boat that leaked poil
  6. present or not
  7. standard for safe drinking water
  8. solid waste
  9. makes it so water must be clean for drinking
  10. made by boat and ruins communication with fits
  11. pcb's
  12. a thing that holds waste water
Down
  1. decomposure in waste water
  2. biggest oil spill
  3. wide area of water pollution
  4. septic tank drains into this
  5. man made thing that makes water heat up
  6. its not just the tank its the whole thing
  7. the contamination of water sources by substances which make the water unusable for drinking, cooking, cleaning, swimming, and other activities.
  8. makes it so water has to be clean
  9. waste water
  10. this metal is found naturally in ground water
  11. heavy metal found in pipes
  12. a rapid growth of microscopic algae or cyanobacteria in water, often resulting in a colored scum on the surface.
  13. found in fish deadly if consumed too much.

25 Clues: pcb's • waste water • solid waste • present or not • biggest oil spill • forever chemicals • area of low oxygen • the boat that leaked poil • decomposure in waste water • heavy metal found in pipes • wide area of water pollution • septic tank drains into this • a thing that holds waste water • standard for safe drinking water • makes it so water has to be clean • ...

Water Pollution 2022-12-05

Water Pollution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an area with little oxygen and thus, little life
  2. process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients, leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen
  3. synthetic chemicals containing chlorine that are used in the manufacture of plastics and other industrial products, become stored in the tissue of animals, and also persist in the environment
  4. sewage that is processed to obtain drinking water
  5. Personal boats and watercraft do not contribute to ocean pollution. TRUE OR FALSE
  6. what bacteria is found at significant levels if water is polluted?
  7. Legislation that was created in 1948 and then hugely expanded in 1972. It sets maximum permissible amounts of water pollutants that can be discharged into waterways. Aim: to make surface waters swimmable and fishable
  8. pollution that comes from a distinct location
  9. nonchemical water pollution that occurs when human activities cause a substansial change in the temperature of water
  10. Is a large, man-made device used to collect and store drinking water.
Down
  1. tiny plastics that are often accidentally consumed by many aquatic birds and fish.
  2. change in water quality that can harm organisms or make water unfit for human use, contamination of chemicals, excessive heat
  3. What is the most common type of ocean pollution?
  4. a naturally occurring heavy metal that is also the result of burning coal and other fossil fuels. Limestone used to make cement can contain it too. It acts as an endocrine disruptor
  5. when a body of water experiences an increase in fertility due to anthropogenic inputs of nutrients
  6. effect does ocean pollution have on animals
  7. The number one leading cause of water pollution is
  8. the water produced by human activites including human sewage from toilets, and grey water
  9. what kind of pollution comes from a specific place?
  10. Is a man-made facility designed to process water. It used to deliver drinking water.
  11. When a source of thermal pollution first starts of stops, fish and other organisms adapted to particular temperature range can be killed by the abrupt change in water temperature
  12. Number 1 use for cleaning oil spills
  13. When waterways are polluted by pesticides, petroleum products, and other synthetic chemicals.Can lead to a variety of health issues in all organisms
  14. solid waste in raw sewage, discharging that waste into the ocean.
  15. a widely spread source of pollution that is difficult to link to a specific point of origin

25 Clues: Number 1 use for cleaning oil spills • effect does ocean pollution have on animals • pollution that comes from a distinct location • What is the most common type of ocean pollution? • an area with little oxygen and thus, little life • sewage that is processed to obtain drinking water • The number one leading cause of water pollution is • ...

Deep water 2024-11-18

Deep water crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Showing a lack of courage or confidence.
  2. To break suddenly and violently.
  3. Brought to an end or stopped.
  4. To let something fall.
  5. A large mass of ice moving slowly over land.
  6. A vigorous or determined attempt.
  7. Feeling lightheaded or unsteady.
  8. A sandy or pebbly shore by a body of water.
  9. To push oneself off the ground into the air.
Down
  1. Destroyed or severely damaged.
  2. An intense feeling of fear or shock.
  3. The limbs of a bird or insect used for flying.
  4. The pointed top of a mountain or hill.
  5. Loose or not tight.
  6. The boundary or outermost part of something.
  7. Extending far down or inward.
  8. A wheel with a grooved rim used for lifting.
  9. To frighten or startle.
  10. New or recently made.
  11. Slightly hot or comfortably heated.

20 Clues: Loose or not tight. • New or recently made. • To let something fall. • To frighten or startle. • Brought to an end or stopped. • Extending far down or inward. • Destroyed or severely damaged. • To break suddenly and violently. • Feeling lightheaded or unsteady. • A vigorous or determined attempt. • Slightly hot or comfortably heated. • An intense feeling of fear or shock. • ...

Water Sources 2025-04-23

Water Sources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. None of the Earth's water is safe to drink because of what is mixed in it.
  2. A large body of water that is still and surrounded by land.
  3. All water on Earth is constantly recycled in this system.
  4. The approximate percentage of Earth's water that is salt water.
  5. The percent of the largest source of the Earth's freshwater which is found in ice caps and glaciers.
  6. Water found in rivers, lakes, glaciers, ice sheets, and underground that contain low concentrations of salt.
  7. The second largest (30%) source of freshwater.
  8. Most of the Earth's water is at the North and South poles in the form of this and glaciers.
  9. The major force of energy that powers the weather and water cycle.
  10. Water is treated at a treatment facility to remove what can cause serious illnesses.
  11. The cooling of water in the atmosphere changing gas to liquid.
  12. The approximate percentage of Earth's water this is freshwater.
  13. A small body of freshwater that flows into a river.
Down
  1. Water changes from liquid to a gas caused by heat.
  2. Areas where standing water covers the soil, or the area where the ground is very wet.
  3. The passage of water vapor from a plant to the atmosphere.
  4. Water droplets falling from the atmosphere in the form of rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
  5. Rainfall that is not absorbed by the soil and travels to the ocean.
  6. Another word for salt water.
  7. The approximate percentage of Earth covered in water.
  8. A large, slow moving, long-lasting accumulation of snow and ice that develops on land.

21 Clues: Another word for salt water. • The second largest (30%) source of freshwater. • Water changes from liquid to a gas caused by heat. • A small body of freshwater that flows into a river. • The approximate percentage of Earth covered in water. • All water on Earth is constantly recycled in this system. • The passage of water vapor from a plant to the atmosphere. • ...

Water Pollution 2022-12-01

Water Pollution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The chemical that comes from human waste and pollutes water
  2. When loud human sounds enter the water and shock animals, sometimes killing them.
  3. A rare metal found in drinking water and contaminates it.
  4. Water that is made up of recycling human waste from toilets, bathing, and washing clothes and dishes.
  5. An area that increases the intensity of pollution
  6. When oil is dumped into the ocean, polluting the water.
  7. When plastic breaks down into small pieces and pollutes the ocean.
  8. A type of pollution that does not include chemicals, but human warming of the ocean.
  9. When the water temperature changes rapidly and kills marinelife.
  10. When a waterbody gains a lot of nutrients
  11. The amount of pureness a water has to have for it to be safe to drink.
Down
  1. A manmade waterbody that has rubber outside of it to take care of manure produced by animals.
  2. More solidated water that comes from wastewater
  3. A natural metal that is found in groundwater.
  4. One method of cleaning up oil spills involving sponges.
  5. A law that makes sure drinking water is not contaminated.
  6. A section of a waterbody that obtains very little oxygen and supports very little life
  7. A direct source of pollution
  8. A natural metal found in water that is a result of human activites.
  9. Depending on temperature, the amount of oxygen that a body of water takes up during a period of time.
  10. Law that protects marinelife by cleaning the water in three different ways.
  11. Part of an underground system. The pipes that help drain sewage from rural homes.
  12. When acid falls to earth in the form of rain, snow, or gases.
  13. One method of cleaning up oil spills where a plane sprays soap on the oil.
  14. The type of species that show whether diseases are likely to exist in an environment
  15. A system used for draining sewage from rural homes.

26 Clues: A direct source of pollution • When a waterbody gains a lot of nutrients • A natural metal that is found in groundwater. • More solidated water that comes from wastewater • An area that increases the intensity of pollution • A system used for draining sewage from rural homes. • One method of cleaning up oil spills involving sponges. • ...

Water Pollution 2022-12-01

Water Pollution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a metal that is contaminates water and can damage the brain when digested
  2. system used to treat water in rural areas
  3. source of dirty water from various sources, like farmland
  4. a layer of waste in a septic tank
  5. known as forever chemicals, found in plastic
  6. stage of water treatment that uses bacteria
  7. method of cleaning oil in the ocean by using sponges
  8. where soap is put on oil that will clump up the oil to clean it
  9. metal that is found in high concentration in rocks
  10. law that was passed to set a standard of drinking water in america
  11. a form of pollution that affects animals in the ocean, especially whales
  12. manmade pond that is lined with rubber to hold manure from livestock
  13. the way acid is deposited on earth, in the form of precipitation
  14. a big change in water temperature that is harmful for organisms
  15. biggest oil spill in the ocean
Down
  1. amount of oxygen that is needed by bacteria to decompose
  2. heavy metal that humans consume by eating seafood
  3. the tanker that spilled oil in Alaska
  4. unclean water that's produced by human activities or livestock operations
  5. a process where algae blooms in high concentrations and causes oxygen loss in the water
  6. a body of water with very low oxygen concentration
  7. law that protects bodies of water from pollutants
  8. where a body of water is polluted by runoff from pipes
  9. tiny pieces of plastic that float around in the ocean
  10. a part of the septic system that is made up of pipes underground, to filter water

25 Clues: biggest oil spill in the ocean • a layer of waste in a septic tank • the tanker that spilled oil in Alaska • system used to treat water in rural areas • stage of water treatment that uses bacteria • known as forever chemicals, found in plastic • heavy metal that humans consume by eating seafood • law that protects bodies of water from pollutants • ...

water pollution 2022-12-06

water pollution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water from human activities and livestock creates sewage
  2. water uses a specific amount of oxygen overtime
  3. found in pipes,leaches into water
  4. indirect origin of pollution-city
  5. contamination of rivers,oceans,groundwater,etc.
  6. caused by sonar,causes whale beachings
  7. found in single use plastics
  8. bacteria that acts as an indicator species in water
  9. low oxygen levels creates a:
  10. solid waste
  11. System sewage treatment used in rural areas
Down
  1. excess nutrients cause algae bloom
  2. acidcomestoearthassnow,gas,orparticles
  3. clearwater in middle of aseptic tank
  4. biggest oil spill, gulf of Mexico
  5. stopped fires on the Cuyahoga River caused by pollution
  6. direct origin of pollution-pipe
  7. naturally occurring,comes from mining
  8. metal that comes from burning fossil fuels
  9. Field water from septic tank released through pipes in a:
  10. Lagoon pond holding livestock waste
  11. Species e.coli
  12. massive oil spill off coast of Alaska
  13. standard for safe drinking water
  14. increases in water temperature,causes thermal shock

25 Clues: solid waste • Species e.coli • found in single use plastics • low oxygen levels creates a: • direct origin of pollution-pipe • standard for safe drinking water • biggest oil spill, gulf of Mexico • found in pipes,leaches into water • indirect origin of pollution-city • excess nutrients cause algae bloom • Lagoon pond holding livestock waste • clearwater in middle of aseptic tank • ...

Water Systems 2025-01-25

Water Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. No beginning and end to this cycle.
  2. 97% of Earth's water is?
  3. Impacts the size of glaciers and ice sheets.
  4. What word refers to how much salt is dissolved in water.
  5. Big ice masses at the poles.
  6. Area of land with water that drains into one large main body of water.
  7. Has 81% ocean.
  8. Upper surface of the groundwater zone.
  9. An area where water fills all the air spaces in the soil and in the tiny cracks in the rock.
Down
  1. Has 61% ocean.
  2. Occurs from thunderstorms over the ocean.
  3. One of the three states of water that evaporates.
  4. A material that has the ability to absorb heat.
  5. A Large glacier that covers the land.
  6. an area with a small, localized climate area around it.
  7. This type of water is found both above and below ground.
  8. mass of ice slowly moving down a mountain slope.
  9. 3% of Earth’s water is?
  10. built to access water.
  11. An underground freshwater reservoir.

20 Clues: Has 61% ocean. • Has 81% ocean. • built to access water. • 3% of Earth’s water is? • 97% of Earth's water is? • Big ice masses at the poles. • No beginning and end to this cycle. • An underground freshwater reservoir. • A Large glacier that covers the land. • Upper surface of the groundwater zone. • Occurs from thunderstorms over the ocean. • ...

Water Systems 2025-01-26

Water Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When snow builds up over time and forms into a solid mass of ice and mostly snow it creates ______ that move slowly down mountains due to gravity.
  2. The area of land where all water is found and will eventually drain into one main body of water.
  3. The long-term change and shift in weather and temperature patterns that cause places like The Antarctic to have existing ice like glaciers and ice sheets melt or shrink in size, as well as gobal warming across the world.
  4. The more temperatures rise, the more gas builds up causing heat to be trapped above the earth's surface, this is called _______-_____.
  5. Half of the earth that is split into the north and south by something called the equator.
  6. The boundary that is located between upper soil and groundwater.
  7. Storms that form thunderstorms over the ocean cause the air mass in them to begin spiraling and swirling rapidly at a speed of at least 119 km/h which then categorizes the storm as a ________.
  8. the end result of precipitation like rain, snow, and just water itself that freezes over and shrinks or expands as temperatures rise and drop.
  9. Because of Human activities more and more _____ -_____ get released and put into the atmosphere making temperatures rise.
  10. An area with a small contained climate that is different from the larger climate surrounding it.
  11. The invisible line around the earth that separates the north and the south hemispheres.
Down
  1. A material's capability to absorb heat.
  2. The Condensation of water vapor in the atmosphere that falls in the form of rain, snow, hall, and more under the influence of gravity.
  3. water that exists in the Atmosphere in the form of gas.
  4. when ____ rises ice melts and shrinks in size, whereas when the ______ gets colder ice forms and builds up over periods of time.
  5. The average weather conditions in a location are affected by water bodies on a global scale and can/will impact the size of glaciers and ice sheets.
  6. The Amount of salt that is dissolved into a body of water.
  7. The heat that radiates off the sun passes through the __________ before reaching Earth's surface.
  8. The process in which water changes states as it goes from the Earth's surface up to the Atmosphere, then back down to Earth.
  9. The reservoir of underground freshwater.

20 Clues: A material's capability to absorb heat. • The reservoir of underground freshwater. • water that exists in the Atmosphere in the form of gas. • The Amount of salt that is dissolved into a body of water. • The boundary that is located between upper soil and groundwater. • The invisible line around the earth that separates the north and the south hemispheres. • ...

Water Cycle 2024-10-30

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The gaseous phase of water,it is one state of water within the hydrosphere
  2. Where raindrops come from when raining
  3. Solid,liquid,gas
  4. Moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in seperate drops
  5. Water that flows over the land surface
  6. The protective bubble/Sphere in which we live in
  7. The downward entry of water into soil or rock surface
  8. Gas changes to liquid through cooling(Clouds are tiny drops of liquid water)
  9. H2O
Down
  1. Water droplets in Clouds get heavy and fall from the atmosphere back to earth(Gravity pulls water down)
  2. The process of water collecting in bodies of water
  3. Process where liquid changes to invisible gas(The sun makes it happen)
  4. What the total amount of water on a planet
  5. Water vapor is released into air from leaves of plants
  6. The repeated cycling of water through the earth system
  7. A plant that we can get oxygen from
  8. Water located below the surface
  9. The sphere where it's the Earth's itself
  10. Global ecosystem made up of the parts of earth where life exists
  11. The sun's role in driving the water cycle

20 Clues: H2O • Solid,liquid,gas • Water located below the surface • A plant that we can get oxygen from • Where raindrops come from when raining • Water that flows over the land surface • The sphere where it's the Earth's itself • The sun's role in driving the water cycle • What the total amount of water on a planet • The protective bubble/Sphere in which we live in • ...

Water Cycle 2024-10-28

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water vapour in the air changes back into a liquid. It forms small droplets which are visible as clouds.
  2. (of a river) place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands
  3. cycle The continuous transfer of water between the land, sea and atmosphere
  4. water storage Water stored in the soil
  5. Impassable, not allowing passage through (such as by a liquid). ie some surfaces are ___________________ and so no water will go through to the groundwater...
  6. cycle Cycle of water, the movement of water and its transformation between the gaseous (vapour), liquid, and solid forms.
  7. The downhill transfer of water through pores and small cavities in the soil.
  8. A process by which plants return moisture to the atmosphere, having taken it through their roots
  9. flow The down slope movement of water through underlying rocks
  10. table The upper level of the saturated zone of groundwater
  11. Anwhere in the water cycle where water is kept for a while - includes lakes and water in rocks underground
Down
  1. The transfer and change of water from the ground into water vapour in the air. This is caused by the heat from the sun
  2. The down water flow of water through cracks and joints in underlying rock (similar to infiltration)
  3. storage Any stores of water at the ground surface
  4. a flowing together, especially of rivers; the place where they begin to flow together
  5. A process by which surface water enters the soil by filtering it through soil pores / small openings
  6. Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface.
  7. an area of high land between two drainage basins
  8. runoff water that flows over land until it reaches lakes, rivers, or other areas
  9. basin an area drained by a river and its tributaries
  10. where a river flows into a lake or the sea
  11. a small river or stream that flows into a larger river
  12. Large puddles of water when the water table rises above the ground.
  13. A store of water held below the surface in the ground zone above the base rock
  14. Where some precipitation is temporarily caught by plant leaves before reaching the ground.

25 Clues: water storage Water stored in the soil • where a river flows into a lake or the sea • an area of high land between two drainage basins • storage Any stores of water at the ground surface • basin an area drained by a river and its tributaries • a small river or stream that flows into a larger river • table The upper level of the saturated zone of groundwater • ...

Water Systems 2026-01-23

Water Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water has a __ effect on air temperature.
  2. In recent years, glaciers have been__
  3. Hurricanes and less severe storms are common in the __ provinces.
  4. What do scientists call times when ice sheets expand?
  5. What water makes up about 3% of water on earth?
  6. Heat from the sun passes through the __, reaching earth's surface.
  7. A greenhouse is an example of a __.
  8. When glaciers melt, the freshwater __ the ocean water.
  9. Scientists estimate that nearly a __ of the planet was covered in ice during the last Glacial expansion.
Down
  1. What is it called when heat that would normally reflect off of earth's into space is blocked from doing so?
  2. What has the highest heat capacity, water, land, or air?
  3. Hurricanes start as __ over water.
  4. After water flows into the ocean, what does it do?
  5. 76% of earth's freshwater is in what state?
  6. What is the layer under the Aquifer?
  7. Salinity is used to describe the amount of __ in water?
  8. The southern hemisphere has more or less water than the northern hemisphere? → More
  9. Water vapour is in which state?
  10. In what zone is the Aquifer?
  11. When temperatures rise, in what form is precipitation more likely to come in?

20 Clues: In what zone is the Aquifer? • Water vapour is in which state? • Hurricanes start as __ over water. • A greenhouse is an example of a __. • What is the layer under the Aquifer? • In recent years, glaciers have been__ • Water has a __ effect on air temperature. • 76% of earth's freshwater is in what state? • What water makes up about 3% of water on earth? • ...

Boiled Water 2025-08-06

Boiled Water crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A gentle change in color or slope.
  2. An object that attracts iron and steel.
  3. The distance from the center of a circle.
  4. A detailed drawing used for building.
  5. To watch something carefully.
  6. A tool used to measure length.
  7. A machine that can be programmed to do tasks.
  8. A part of a whole.
  9. What makes things move or change.
  10. The force that pulls things toward Earth.
  11. How much space something takes up.
  12. Instructions a computer follows.
  13. A single number from 0 to 9.
  14. An imaginary line something rotates around.
  15. Someone who creates a new device or idea.
  16. A closed path through which electricity flows.
  17. The study of numbers, shapes, and patterns.
  18. A simple machine using wheels and ropes.
Down
  1. The study of substances and how they interact.
  2. Facts and information collected for analysis.
  3. A large object that orbits a star.
  4. A wheel with teeth that helps machines move.
  5. A machine that makes something move.
  6. A symbol for a number we don't know yet.
  7. A plan for making or building something.
  8. When something is the same on both sides.
  9. A person who designs and builds things.
  10. How much matter is in an object.
  11. The smallest part of a digital image.
  12. A push or pull on an object.
  13. A robot vehicle used to explore space.
  14. Language used to tell computers what to do.
  15. Formed where two lines meet.
  16. A simple machine that helps lift things.
  17. The smallest unit of matter.
  18. A math sentence that shows two things are equal.
  19. How closely packed the particles are.
  20. What something is made of.
  21. The study of the natural world.

39 Clues: A part of a whole. • What something is made of. • A push or pull on an object. • Formed where two lines meet. • The smallest unit of matter. • A single number from 0 to 9. • To watch something carefully. • A tool used to measure length. • The study of the natural world. • How much matter is in an object. • Instructions a computer follows. • What makes things move or change. • ...

Water Properties 2026-03-16

Water Properties crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _______ heat is the amount of heat needed to increase the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1°C.
  2. tendency of water to stick to other substances.
  3. a curved surface formed by the creeping up of water slightly at the sides of the cylinder.
  4. specific ____ is a property of water that allows lakes, streams, and ocean ecosystems to maintain stable temperatures, even if air temperatures change dramatically.
  5. __________ tension causes molecules at the surface to be held more tightly together, forming a kind of skin at the water's surface.
  6. _____ action is the combined force of attraction among water molecules and the molecules of surrounding materials causing a liquid to climb upward against the force of gravity.
  7. water does not dissolve _____ substances like oil and wax.
  8. is a mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another.
  9. _____ bonds are temporary bonds formed by water that break easily;
  10. surface ________ is a force that acts on particles at the surface of a liquid.
  11. the ____ specific heat of water helps your body maintain a constant internal environment.
Down
  1. allows water molecules to remain joined together as they move within or between the cells of organisms.
  2. ________ molecule is made up two hydrogen atoms bonded to an oxygen atom.
  3. water is called the ____ solvent because it can dissolve more substances than any other known substance.
  4. uneven distribution of charges across a molecule making one end positive and the other negative.
  5. water takes a long _____ to heat up or cool down.
  6. water _____ can walk on water by taking advantage of water tension.
  7. The substance that does the dissolving
  8. substances that don't like water.
  9. The unit of specific heat is _____ per kilogram per degree Celsius.

20 Clues: substances that don't like water. • The substance that does the dissolving • tendency of water to stick to other substances. • water takes a long _____ to heat up or cool down. • water does not dissolve _____ substances like oil and wax. • is a mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another. • ...

Water Resources 2021-03-11

Water Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. practice of designing landscapes to reduce or eliminate the need for irrigation
  2. freshwater stream that feeds into a larger stream or river.
  3. (river) second longest river in North America
  4. artificial lake where water is stored
  5. gradual increase in the concentration of phosphorus, nitrogen, and other plant nutrients in an aging aquatic ecosystem
  6. used water
  7. ribbon-like body of water that flows downhill from the force of gravity.
  8. how much salt is in water
  9. naturally occurring solutions containing large concentrations of dissolved, inorganic ions.
  10. an area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet such as the outflow of a reservoir
  11. used to carry water from one location to another
  12. water resource formed when the side of a hill intersects a flowing body of groundwater at or below the local water table
  13. a hole drilled into the ground to access water contained in an aquifer
  14. links among ecosystem components
  15. (pollution) pollution resulting from many diffuse sources
Down
  1. property of rocks that is an indication of the ability for fluids to flow through rocks
  2. water that exists underground in saturated zones beneath the surface.
  3. water containing less than 1,000 milligrams per liter of dissolved solids
  4. infectious agent is a biological agent that causes disease or illness to its host
  5. chemicals that accidentally or deliberately enter the environment
  6. underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock
  7. The removal, or transfer of water from one watershed to another.
  8. not permitting the passage of a fluid through the pores
  9. underground boundary between the soil surface and the area where groundwater saturates spaces between sediments and cracks in rock
  10. structure built across a stream, a river, or an estuary to retain water
  11. physical material that humans need and value such as land, air, and water.
  12. Region below the Earth's surface in which groundwater fills all the pores of material.
  13. artificially apply water
  14. any relatively large body of slowly moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin
  15. acidity, or alkalinity of a solution
  16. flush is a moist or wet place where water reaches the earth's surface from an underground aquifer.
  17. (pollution) any contaminant that enters the environment from an easily identified and confined place.
  18. area in which water enters an aquifer
  19. prolonged period of dry weather caused by the lack of precipitation, resulting in a serious water shortage

34 Clues: used water • artificially apply water • how much salt is in water • links among ecosystem components • acidity, or alkalinity of a solution • artificial lake where water is stored • area in which water enters an aquifer • (river) second longest river in North America • used to carry water from one location to another • underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock • ...

Water Crossword 2020-10-12

Water Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process that allows plants to use sunlight to make energy.
  2. bays at which rivers empty into the sea
  3. Being on the upper layer of the sea
  4. Zone of ocean water where most photosynthetic organisms reside.
  5. The layers of a deep lake are determined by levels of this
  6. Special trees that grow in salt water
  7. Cattails and rushes grow in this zone of a lake
  8. wetlands without trees
  9. Lakes that have distinct vertical zones (not salty)
  10. Where how water from deep in the earth's crust flows into the ocean.
  11. The path of water through environment
  12. AKA "wooded wetlands"
  13. One type of human pollution that end up in bodies of water
Down
  1. Depressions in a rocky shoreline
  2. A type of current that brings nutrients from the bottom on the ocean to the top.
  3. free-floating photosynthetic plants
  4. sharp temperature boundary in a body of water
  5. Deepest layer of the ocean
  6. shallow marine ecosystems
  7. low, narrow, sandy islands
  8. The Greatest threat to coral reefs
  9. Shower of mostly organic detritus from upper layers of the ocean water.
  10. The deepest point in a body of water
  11. reefs Best-know marine ecosystems
  12. shallow wetlands that get flooded often

25 Clues: AKA "wooded wetlands" • wetlands without trees • shallow marine ecosystems • Deepest layer of the ocean • low, narrow, sandy islands • Depressions in a rocky shoreline • reefs Best-know marine ecosystems • The Greatest threat to coral reefs • Being on the upper layer of the sea • free-floating photosynthetic plants • The deepest point in a body of water • ...

Water Adventures 2020-10-13

Water Adventures crossword puzzle
Across
  1. similar to bogs except mainly fed by groundwater
  2. best known marine ecosystems
  3. photosynthesis can happen in this zone
  4. leaves emerge above water surface
  5. deep zones
  6. free-floating photosynthetic plants
  7. wooded wetlands
  8. corals expel their algal partner and die
  9. low, narrow, sandy islands that form parallel to a coastline
  10. The path of water through our environment
  11. fishfarming
  12. drier areas around wetlands
Down
  1. bays where rivers empty into sea
  2. medium zones
  3. trees that grow in salt water
  4. communities occur on the bottom
  5. single celled organisms
  6. depressions in a rocky shoreline
  7. shallow ecosystems in which the land is submerged part of the year
  8. below colder deeper part of lake
  9. upper warmer part of lake
  10. sharp temperature boundary
  11. zones that comprise the water column
  12. these are shore lines
  13. shallow wetlands

25 Clues: deep zones • fishfarming • medium zones • wooded wetlands • shallow wetlands • these are shore lines • single celled organisms • upper warmer part of lake • sharp temperature boundary • drier areas around wetlands • best known marine ecosystems • trees that grow in salt water • communities occur on the bottom • bays where rivers empty into sea • depressions in a rocky shoreline • ...

Water Crossword 2020-10-12

Water Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. comprise the Water column
  2. In the middle of high tide and low tide
  3. The path of water through our environment
  4. Are special variety of trees that grow in salt water
  5. The best-Known marine ecosystems
  6. vary with depth, temperature, and salinity
  7. Algeria or tiny, free-floating photosynthetic plants
  8. low, narrow, sandy islands that form parallel to a coastline
  9. Least light and oxygen gets here
  10. Most light and oxygen gets here
  11. Sharp temperature boundary
  12. Elevated water temperatures causes this
Down
  1. Bays where rivers empty into the sea, mixing fresh water with salt water
  2. consists with crabs, filter-feeding organisms, strange phosphorescent fish, and other life forms
  3. Shallow wetlands flooded regularly with seawater
  4. Communities occur on the bottom
  5. Wetlands without trees
  6. shallow ecosystem in which the land surface is saturated at least part of the year
  7. Known as littoral zones
  8. America’s largest and most productive estuary
  9. A key feature of aquatic ecosystem
  10. Top of the Pelagic zone
  11. Areas of saturated ground
  12. Bottom of Pelagic zone
  13. Depressions in a rocky shoreline that are flooded at high tide but some water at low tide

25 Clues: Wetlands without trees • Bottom of Pelagic zone • Known as littoral zones • Top of the Pelagic zone • comprise the Water column • Areas of saturated ground • Sharp temperature boundary • Communities occur on the bottom • Most light and oxygen gets here • The best-Known marine ecosystems • Least light and oxygen gets here • A key feature of aquatic ecosystem • ...

Water Crossword 2020-10-12

Water Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. free floating phtosynthetic plants
  2. a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.
  3. The path of water through our environment
  4. the zone with photosynthesis in the ocean
  5. wetland with trees
  6. when corals expel their algal partner and then die
  7. bays where rivers empty into the sea
  8. organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed, river, lake, or stream bottom
  9. the area exposed by low tides
  10. shallow ecosystems in which the land is submerged at least par of the year
  11. zones to 4,000 meters
  12. the area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean.
  13. a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.
Down
  1. the deep zones
  2. ducks, geese, or other large aquatic birds, especially when regarded as game.
  3. commonly found along shorelines and mudflats that wade in order to forage for food in the mud or sand
  4. is an isolated pocket of seawater found in the ocean's intertidal zone.
  5. "sea" in greek
  6. a special variety of trees that grow in salt water
  7. the middle zones
  8. zones deeper than 6,00 meters
  9. shallow wetlands flooded regularly with seawater
  10. a steep temperature gradient in a body of water such as a lake, marked by a layer above and below which the water is at different temperatures.
  11. A thermocline is a thin but distinct layer in a large body of fluid in which temperature changes more drastically with depth than it does in the layers above or below
  12. shoreline zone
  13. low narrow islands that formparallel to a coastline
  14. wetland without trees

27 Clues: the deep zones • "sea" in greek • shoreline zone • the middle zones • wetland with trees • wetland without trees • zones to 4,000 meters • zones deeper than 6,00 meters • the area exposed by low tides • free floating phtosynthetic plants • bays where rivers empty into the sea • The path of water through our environment • the zone with photosynthesis in the ocean • ...

Water Crossword 2021-10-26

Water Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a plant found most commonly in saltwater.
  2. it's ----ing it's pouring the old man is snoring.
  3. an enormous body of sodium water.
  4. a triangular piece of land near the mouth of a river.
  5. a place where fresh water is carried.
  6. a cold substance that could either be fluffy or icy/crunchy.
  7. a substance made of water and dirt.
  8. an underwater garden made of coral
  9. a mini waterfall in your bathroom.
  10. a sea creature that has nine brains.
  11. something that took down the Titanic
Down
  1. a length of water joining two larger areas of water
  2. a body of low-lying, uncultivated ground where murky water collects.
  3. a great body of sodium free water.
  4. a fertile spot usually found in deserts.
  5. something a human or beaver can build.
  6. found in dirty water.
  7. when there is a shortage of water.
  8. found on Earth and Jupiter's Europa.
  9. a place where ducks hang out.
  10. a mass of water drops or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.

21 Clues: found in dirty water. • a place where ducks hang out. • an enormous body of sodium water. • a great body of sodium free water. • when there is a shortage of water. • an underwater garden made of coral • a mini waterfall in your bathroom. • a substance made of water and dirt. • found on Earth and Jupiter's Europa. • a sea creature that has nine brains. • ...

Water cycle 2022-03-15

Water cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer
  2. any recurring characteristic of the climate
  3. significant accumulation of water on the surface of Earth
  4. the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold
  5. when rain falls
  6. a substance that flows freely but is of constant volume
  7. Evaporation, Convection, Precipitation and Collection.
  8. a very small drop of a liquid
  9. description of the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area
  10. a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape
  11. of or at a low or relatively low temperature
  12. to engage in verbal or physical condense make (something) denser or more concentrated circulate pass or cause to pass from place to place
  13. a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface
  14. a form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow.
  15. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
  16. covering, influencing, or relating to the whole world
  17. a quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere
Down
  1. when water moves down through the ground.when water travels over the top of the ground and back into a stream, river or sea
  2. small accumulation of water
  3. pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.
  4. high temperature.
  5. water that falls out of the sky
  6. water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
  7. the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere
  8. a large body of water surrounded by land
  9. a small, narrow river
  10. a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.
  11. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object
  12. to submerge something in to a liquid
  13. the star closest to the earth
  14. the process by which plants give off water vapor through openings in their leaves.
  15. accumulation of water vapor in the sky
  16. firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid.
  17. the process of turning from liquid into vapor.
  18. water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapor, within a solid, or condensed on a surface.

35 Clues: when rain falls • high temperature. • a small, narrow river • small accumulation of water • the star closest to the earth • a very small drop of a liquid • water that falls out of the sky • to submerge something in to a liquid • accumulation of water vapor in the sky • a large body of water surrounded by land • any recurring characteristic of the climate • ...

Water Systems 2022-01-28

Water Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a body of rock and/or sediment that holds groundwater.
  2. mini glacier
  3. area of small localized climate that differs from the climate around it
  4. the elevated boundary between areas that are drained by different river systems.
  5. an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
  6. water present beneath earth
  7. any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the Earth.
  8. the evaporation of water from plants occurring at the leaves while their stomata are open for the passage of CO2 and O2 during photosynthesis.
  9. a shaft sunk into the ground to obtain water, oil, or gas.
  10. water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
  11. a large body of water surrounded by land.
  12. a viscous liquid derived from petroleum, especially for use as a fuel or lubricant.
Down
  1. the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere
  2. water found on Earth's surface
  3. a tropical storm with winds that have reached a constant speed of 74 miles per hour or more
  4. the loose surface material that covers most land.
  5. the process of turning from liquid into vapor.
  6. mountain slope of ice
  7. the number of heat units needed to raise the temperature of a body by one degree.
  8. long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth's local, regional and global climates.

20 Clues: mini glacier • mountain slope of ice • water present beneath earth • water found on Earth's surface • a large body of water surrounded by land. • the process of turning from liquid into vapor. • the loose surface material that covers most land. • a body of rock and/or sediment that holds groundwater. • a shaft sunk into the ground to obtain water, oil, or gas. • ...

Water Systems 2022-01-30

Water Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. starts when there are thunderstorms over the ocean
  2. level below which all the spaces are filled with water
  3. artificial lake where water is stored
  4. water found in streams, rivers, lakes…
  5. when Earth’s temperature declines and ice starts to accumulate
  6. small spaces in soil and sand that can hold groundwater
  7. contents that are harmful to humans, animals and the environment
  8. change in temperature from one season to another
  9. water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts
  10. a large glacier that covers the land
  11. change of temperature on a daily basis
Down
  1. water that falls and ends up in soil
  2. the saltiness of water
  3. a area with a small localized climate that differs from the ones around it
  4. process in which gases in the atmosphere trap the sun’s heat
  5. ability of a material to absorb heat
  6. one watershed is separated from another by high points
  7. high latitude region of a planet which is covered in ice
  8. water in the gas state
  9. area of land where all the water eventually drains into one main body of water like a river

20 Clues: the saltiness of water • water in the gas state • water that falls and ends up in soil • ability of a material to absorb heat • a large glacier that covers the land • artificial lake where water is stored • water found in streams, rivers, lakes… • change of temperature on a daily basis • change in temperature from one season to another • ...

Water Systems 2022-02-01

Water Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a process where water, sand, and chemicals are injected underground at very high pressures to crack open rock layers and release the oil or gas trapped inside
  2. the change of the state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase.
  3. water that is found in lakes, streams, rivers, wetlands, and oceans is called….?
  4. 3% of the earth’s water is…..?
  5. has a lower heat capacity than water
  6. water cannot pass through
  7. tornadoes over water are called…..?
  8. The water cycle is known by its scientific name as…?
  9. a potassium-rich salt that is mined from underground deposits formed from evaporated sea beds.
  10. where water is stored
Down
  1. a natural resource that can be replenished.
  2. water that falls and ends up in soil is called….?
  3. underground layer of rock, gravel, sand or silt that holds water.
  4. 97% of the earth’s water is….?
  5. area with a small localized climate that differs from the climate around it
  6. starts from thunderstorms over the ocean.
  7. water can pass through
  8. the ability of a material to absorb heat.
  9. the opposite of condensation is…..?
  10. a watershed separated from another by high points like hills and ridges.

20 Clues: where water is stored • water can pass through • water cannot pass through • 97% of the earth’s water is….? • 3% of the earth’s water is…..? • tornadoes over water are called…..? • the opposite of condensation is…..? • has a lower heat capacity than water • starts from thunderstorms over the ocean. • the ability of a material to absorb heat. • ...

Water Systems 2022-02-01

Water Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a watershed separated from another by high points like hills and ridges.
  2. 3% of the earth’s water is…..?
  3. starts from thunderstorms over the ocean.
  4. 97% of the earth’s water is….?
  5. a natural resource that can be replenished.
  6. area with a small localized climate that differs from the climate around it
  7. where water is stored
  8. water cannot pass through
  9. the ability of a material to absorb heat.
  10. a process where water, sand, and chemicals are injected underground at very high pressures to crack open rock layers and release the oil or gas trapped inside
Down
  1. water that falls and ends up in soil is called….?
  2. tornadoes over water are called a…..?
  3. a potassium-rich salt that is mined from underground deposits formed from evaporated sea beds.
  4. The water cycle is known by its scientific name as…?
  5. water that is found in lakes, streams, rivers, wetlands, and oceans is called….?
  6. underground layer of rock, gravel, sand or silt that holds water.
  7. has a lower heat capacity than water
  8. the opposite of condensation is…..?
  9. water can pass through
  10. the change of the state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase.

20 Clues: where water is stored • water can pass through • water cannot pass through • 3% of the earth’s water is…..? • 97% of the earth’s water is….? • the opposite of condensation is…..? • has a lower heat capacity than water • tornadoes over water are called a…..? • starts from thunderstorms over the ocean. • the ability of a material to absorb heat. • ...

Water Systems 2022-02-02

Water Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. unsafe water
  2. Natural periods of cooling and warming
  3. opposite of condensation
  4. water cannot pass through
  5. Snow build up
  6. process of water becoming a gas
  7. opposite of evaporation
  8. found in lakes, wetlands and etc
  9. 61%ocean
  10. Area with a small localized climate
  11. water can pass through
Down
  1. where watersheds are divided
  2. Polar ice caps
  3. water cycle scientific name
  4. Higher heat capacity
  5. water is one of them
  6. Stored in groundwater
  7. process to turn vapor into liquid
  8. 81%ocean
  9. Thunderstorms over the ocean

20 Clues: 81%ocean • 61%ocean • unsafe water • Snow build up • Polar ice caps • Higher heat capacity • water is one of them • Stored in groundwater • water can pass through • opposite of evaporation • opposite of condensation • water cannot pass through • water cycle scientific name • where watersheds are divided • Thunderstorms over the ocean • process of water becoming a gas • ...

Water Systems 2022-02-02

Water Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. and ridges
  2. Has a lower heat capacity than water
  3. A big pool of water that is 70% saltwater and 97% earth's water
  4. heat absorbed by a materials to change its temperature
  5. Water is able to pass through
  6. Mass of air that surrounds the earth
  7. A small area with its own climate that is different from the rest of the surrounding area
  8. A watershed is separated from another from
  9. Underground layer of rocks, sand and gravel that holds water
  10. There is no space for water to pass thru
  11. An area of land were all water that falls collects and stays a area
  12. Water that is found in lakes, waters and streams
  13. Water that falls into soil
Down
  1. A large amount of water that is beyond its boundaries like on dry land
  2. Starts from thunderstorms over the ocean
  3. When snow builds up over time
  4. A big change in weather that affects glaciers and other habitats
  5. Contaminates the natural environment that causes change to our planet.
  6. A liquid that goes up into the sky and falls back down to create rain or snow
  7. It's a natural resource that can be reused and replenished.
  8. You can see how cold or hot something is with this object

21 Clues: and ridges • Water that falls into soil • When snow builds up over time • Water is able to pass through • Has a lower heat capacity than water • Mass of air that surrounds the earth • Starts from thunderstorms over the ocean • There is no space for water to pass thru • A watershed is separated from another from • Water that is found in lakes, waters and streams • ...

water terms 2021-08-11

water terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water falling in liquid or solid state form from the atmosphere to earth (e.g. rain, snow)
  2. The movement of water in a natural channel such as a river
  3. Clouds are of course the most visible manifestation of water in this
  4. An underground layer of permeable rock, sediment, or soil that yields water.
  5. able to be dissolve in a liquid
  6. in the direction of a stream's current
  7. water water above the surface of the land including rivers, streams, ponds, flood water and runoff
  8. The changing of snow or ice to water vapor without melting
  9. "water loving"; readily dissolving or absorbing in water
  10. a stream that contributes its water to another larger stream or body of water
  11. the source of a stream or river
  12. The process by which water is changed from liquid to a gas or vapor
  13. and snow Freshwater stored in frozen form
Down
  1. water coming from the air
  2. an additive that encourages the suspension of one liquid in another
  3. The process by which water vapor is discharged to the atmosphere as a result of evaporation from the soil and transpiration by plants.
  4. suitable or safe for drinking
  5. conservation The use of water-saving methods to reduce the amount of water needed for homes, lawns, farming and industry in order to preserve water supplies for optimum long-term economic and social benefit.
  6. water water in liquid form dropped from clouds as precipitation
  7. runoff Precipitation runoff which travels over the soil surface to the nearest stream channel
  8. use The total volume of fresh water used to produce the goods and services consumed by an individual community or business; also called a water footprint.
  9. A place where a concentrated discharge of groundwater flows at the ground surface
  10. stem the main course of a river or stream into which other smaller rivers or streams (tributaries) flow
  11. The movement of water as surface runoff from snow and ice to surface water
  12. The downward movement of water from the land surface into soil or porous rock
  13. flow The movement of water through or past something; usually expressed as a volume unit per time.
  14. The land area from which surface runoff drains into a stream channel, lake, reservoir, drainage or catchment
  15. flow The movement of water out of the ground
  16. "water fearing", repelling tending not to combine with or unable to dissolve in water
  17. precipitation that flows over land to surface streams, rivers and lakes

30 Clues: water coming from the air • suitable or safe for drinking • able to be dissolve in a liquid • the source of a stream or river • in the direction of a stream's current • and snow Freshwater stored in frozen form • flow The movement of water out of the ground • "water loving"; readily dissolving or absorbing in water • ...

Water cycle 2021-06-28

Water cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The direction that water flows, both on the surface and underground
  2. The percentage of Earth that is covered by glaciers
  3. The process by which some of the water on land seeps into the ground
  4. Where most of Earth's precipitation falls
  5. Where energy is either released or absorbed as water changes state
  6. What transfer water from land into the ocean and carry large amounts of sand, mud, and gravel with them
  7. Pieces of glaciers that have broken off and floated out to sea
  8. Where materials from upstream a river might collect
  9. A natural disaster that may be invoked by the evaporation of water
  10. What happens to water after it falls to Earth
  11. Water that flows over land into streams and rivers
  12. A continent that has much of Earth's ice stored in large ice caps
Down
  1. Water that is found under the surface of the Earth
  2. What happens to the energy in water as it moves from place to place
  3. Where energy goes as water evaporates
  4. Each state of water has some of this in it
  5. Another term for glaciers
  6. The process that moves energy and matter through Earth's atmosphere, land, oceans, and living things
  7. A country that has much of Earth's ice stored in large ice caps
  8. What moves water around in the oceans
  9. The particles, other than water, that are transported through the water cycle
  10. Why water flows in the direction that it does

22 Clues: Another term for glaciers • Where energy goes as water evaporates • What moves water around in the oceans • Where most of Earth's precipitation falls • Each state of water has some of this in it • What happens to water after it falls to Earth • Why water flows in the direction that it does • Water that is found under the surface of the Earth • ...

Water Quality 2021-12-13

Water Quality crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A commonly used bioindicator species, 5th month of the year in its name.
  2. Water treatment step when microorganisms are killed/destroyed before the water is released into the environment.
  3. A commonly used bioindicator species, 6 letters in its name, not an insect.
  4. How fresh, potable, or livable a water source is.
  5. Inverse relationship with dissolved oxygen.
  6. Higher-than-normal amount of nutrients (nitrates/phosphates) in the water.
  7. Amount of oxygen dissolved in the water.
  8. Water treatment step that causes small clumps of organic particles in the water to stick together forming larger clumps called "floccs".
  9. Water treatment step when tiny particles settle out to the bottom of a water treatment container and are removed from the water.
  10. How safe a sample or body of water is to drink.
Down
  1. a rapid increase in algae on the surface of a body of water as a result of eutrophication.
  2. Being responsible for taking care of something.
  3. A commonly used bioindicator species, 9 letters in its name.
  4. Pollution for which we don't know the source.
  5. Mineral that makes water look chalky and white.
  6. Water treatment step when smaller objects and particles are filtered and removed from the water.
  7. Water treatment step that causes small organic particles in the water to clump together forming small clumps of organic particles.
  8. How acidic or basic a substance is.
  9. often times enters the water through fertilizer runoff; causes eutrophication, algal blooms.
  10. Water that is safe to drink.
  11. how clear or cloudy water is.
  12. Pollution for which we know the source.
  13. Mineral that gives water a brown color and a smell like rotten eggs.
  14. How many dissolved minerals are in a water sample; not life-threatening, just not preferable.
  15. Organisms (usually insect larva) that indicate the health of a water ecosystem.
  16. pH higher than 7.
  17. pH lower than 7.

27 Clues: pH lower than 7. • pH higher than 7. • Water that is safe to drink. • how clear or cloudy water is. • How acidic or basic a substance is. • Pollution for which we know the source. • Amount of oxygen dissolved in the water. • Inverse relationship with dissolved oxygen. • Pollution for which we don't know the source. • Being responsible for taking care of something. • ...

water day 2022-04-01

water day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. saldūdeņi
  2. ūdens autobusi
  3. viļņlauži
  4. ūdens plūdi
  5. sateces ūdeņi
  6. ūdens kuģi
  7. plūdu ūdeņi
  8. ūdensputns
Down
  1. ūdens dzesētājs
  2. gruntsūdeņi
  3. notekūdeņi
  4. krastmalas
  5. melnie ūdeņi
  6. cirtes ūdeņi
  7. ūdensrati
  8. ūdenszīmes
  9. akvareļi
  10. ūdenstece
  11. ūdens piesātināts
  12. ūdensstrazds

20 Clues: akvareļi • saldūdeņi • viļņlauži • ūdensrati • ūdenstece • notekūdeņi • krastmalas • ūdenszīmes • ūdens kuģi • ūdensputns • gruntsūdeņi • ūdens plūdi • plūdu ūdeņi • melnie ūdeņi • cirtes ūdeņi • ūdensstrazds • sateces ūdeņi • ūdens autobusi • ūdens dzesētājs • ūdens piesātināts

water day 2022-04-01

water day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ūdenszāles
  2. plūdu ūdens
  3. ūdens bāzes
  4. ūdens ainava
  5. notekūdeņi
  6. ūdenssaimniecības
  7. ūdens spēks
  8. akvarelis
  9. cirpūdens
  10. krastmala
  11. ūdens snīpis
Down
  1. zem ūdens
  2. peldlīdzekļi
  3. mols
  4. saldūdens
  5. ūdensmalas
  6. ūdensnecaurlaidīgs
  7. kreses
  8. arbūzs
  9. ūdensdrošs

20 Clues: mols • kreses • arbūzs • zem ūdens • saldūdens • akvarelis • cirpūdens • krastmala • ūdenszāles • notekūdeņi • ūdensmalas • ūdensdrošs • plūdu ūdens • ūdens bāzes • ūdens spēks • peldlīdzekļi • ūdens ainava • ūdens snīpis • ūdenssaimniecības • ūdensnecaurlaidīgs

Water day 2022-04-01

Water day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. jūra
  2. ūdens roze
  3. ūdens
  4. lāse
  5. ūdenskritums
  6. okeāns
  7. ūdens formula
  8. arbūzs
  9. ledus
  10. upe
Down
  1. peļķe
  2. plūdi
  3. akvārijs
  4. sālsūdens
  5. ezers
  6. lietusgāze
  7. lietus
  8. zils
  9. baseins
  10. geizers
  11. viļnains

21 Clues: upe • jūra • lāse • zils • peļķe • plūdi • ezers • ūdens • ledus • lietus • okeāns • arbūzs • baseins • geizers • akvārijs • viļnains • sālsūdens • ūdens roze • lietusgāze • ūdenskritums • ūdens formula

Water Pollution 2022-04-14

Water Pollution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one of several truly global environmental pollutants.occurs primarily via low-level food contamination.
  2. are taxonomically widely diverse and comprise viruses and bacteria as well as unicellular and multicellular eukaryotes.
  3. a muddy or slushy mass, deposit, or sediment
  4. an abundance of fertility to a body of water.
  5. occurs when human water pollution speeds up the aging process by introducing sewage, detergents, fertilizers, and other nutrient sources into the ecosystem.
  6. any deviation from the natural temperature in a habitat
  7. large, human-made ponds line with rubber to prevent the manure from leaking into the groundwater.
  8. a large container that receives wastewater from the house.
  9. occurs when nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides are released into the atmosphere and combine with atmospheric oxygen and water.
Down
  1. diffuse areas such as an entire farming region that pollutes a waterway.
  2. the highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water based on cost benefit analysis and is enforceable.
  3. a group of bacteria that are passed through the fecal excrement of humans, livestock, and wildlife.
  4. distinct locations that pump waste into a waterway.
  5. the amount of oxygen a quantity of water uses over a period of time at a specific temperature.
  6. believed to cause liver tumors, neurodevelopmental and thyroid dysfunctions
  7. an organism whose presence, absence or abundance reflects a specific environmental condition.
  8. Water produced by human activities such as human sewage from toilets and gray water from bathing and washing clothes or dishes.
  9. bacteria that put a large demand for oxygen in the water
  10. are subsurface wastewater disposal facilities used to remove contaminants and impurities from the liquid that emerges after anaerobic digestion in a septic tank.
  11. the contamination of streams, rivers, lakes, oceans, or groundwater with substances produced through human activities and that negatively affect organisms
  12. a variation in temperature which causes tension in a material

21 Clues: a muddy or slushy mass, deposit, or sediment • an abundance of fertility to a body of water. • distinct locations that pump waste into a waterway. • any deviation from the natural temperature in a habitat • bacteria that put a large demand for oxygen in the water • a large container that receives wastewater from the house. • ...

Water Quality 2017-01-09

Water Quality crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This macroinvertebrate is moderately pollution tolerant
  2. In order to standardize measurements of the nine parameters, a __ must be found by using the provided graphs
  3. An abundance of this type of bacteria results when overgrowth of plants begins to die
  4. This type of pollution is indicated by a change in temperature between two locations on a stream
  5. This process is used by organisms to power the production of ATP
  6. Soaps & fertilizer are a source of this nutrient
  7. These bacteria are found in the digestive tract of warm-blooded animals
  8. This process involves microbes using oxygen to break down dead organisms
  9. An increase in these, such as nitrogen & phosphorous, leads to eutrophication
  10. Warming of water tends to ___ the amount of oxygen that can be dissolved in it
  11. Mayflies and caddisflies are members of the most pollution __ group
  12. This and DO are needed to find the % saturation of oxygen in water
  13. This means "bottom-dwelling"
  14. One specific type of bacteria that can be pathogenic (disease-causing)
  15. Silt and clay in water
  16. The number of days between DO measurements to determine BOD
  17. The B in BOD
  18. Refers to the numbers of different types (species) found
Down
  1. A pH of 8
  2. one potential source of nitrates in water
  3. These types of organisms do not contain a backbone and are identifiable with the naked eye
  4. A pollution-tolerance score of 15 would be considered ___
  5. This macroinvertebrate is an example of a very pollution-tolerant organism
  6. The calcium and magnesium ions found in hard water
  7. This process plants do is one that contributes oxygen to the water
  8. This term refers to the total number of organisms found
  9. Measure of the amount of oxygen consumed by organic matter and organisms (abbreviated)
  10. Too many total solids in water can lead to a __ in water temperature
  11. The highest weight parameter of the nine
  12. One naturally occurring source of nitrogen
  13. The presence or absence of __ organisms (which respond in predictable ways to pollution) indicates concepts of water quality
  14. The relative measure of clarity of water
  15. This macroinvertebrate is moderately pollution intolerant
  16. The number of miles between your downstream and upstream spots for measuring temperature

34 Clues: A pH of 8 • The B in BOD • Silt and clay in water • This means "bottom-dwelling" • The highest weight parameter of the nine • The relative measure of clarity of water • one potential source of nitrates in water • One naturally occurring source of nitrogen • Soaps & fertilizer are a source of this nutrient • The calcium and magnesium ions found in hard water • ...

Water Importance 2017-01-06

Water Importance crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is present in a lesser amount
  2. water found in pores, cracks, and openings in soil/rock
  3. water precipitation falls to the oceans and land, these waters are referred to___
  4. form of evaporation in which water vaporizes from ice
  5. the exchange of water between earth and the atmosphere
  6. limpness to plant tissue
  7. the ability of molecules of one substance to adhere to a different substance is known as___
  8. requires water and energy released through the process is moved through the plant by water
  9. the tendency of water molecules to stick together is called___
  10. change in matter of a substance to a denser phase
  11. is defined as a uniform mixture of two or more substances
  12. humidity ratio of water vapor to "dry air plus water vapor" in a particular volume
  13. covers 3/4 of the earth's surface and is available for plants in most areas
  14. water dissolves minerals in the soil, roots absorb the water with the dissolved minerals and transport them
  15. water is necessary for a plant to maintain___
  16. dew freezes and is called___
Down
  1. contain vast amounts of water that have been collected over the years
  2. form as water vapor condenses into tiny droplets of frozen crystals
  3. amount of water vapor in the air
  4. process by which water leaves the surface and becomes water vapor
  5. present in the greatest amount
  6. water that transpires from plants and evaporates from soil
  7. amount of water in a volume of air
  8. water in the form of droplets- appears on objects such as grass
  9. water is a____
  10. practices the artificial application of water, should be aimed at providing the right amount of water
  11. ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor
  12. includes the forms of water that fall from the sky; rain, snow, sleet, hail
  13. similar to a cloud, but it is in contact with the ground
  14. are 90% water
  15. point temperature at which droplets form

31 Clues: are 90% water • water is a____ • limpness to plant tissue • dew freezes and is called___ • is present in a lesser amount • present in the greatest amount • amount of water vapor in the air • amount of water in a volume of air • point temperature at which droplets form • ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor • water is necessary for a plant to maintain___ • ...

Water Vocabulary 2016-11-29

Water Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a small drop of liquid
  2. to move smoothly
  3. thick, heavy, solid; hard to penetrate
  4. a clear liquid without taste or odor
  5. measured space on the outermost layer of an object
  6. increase volume, number, extent, or scope
  7. device for measuring temperature
  8. to largely differ
  9. vaulted, rounded shape, like a semicircle
Down
  1. frozen water or liquid
  2. to break down completely, often in liquid
  3. side of a mountain or hill, incline
  4. to be adrift on the surface of water
  5. to turn from liquid into vapor
  6. pattern of precipitation and evaporation
  7. an attribute, quality, or characteristic
  8. a mist of water particles in the air
  9. to soak up
  10. the condition of being stretched
  11. to drift downward in water or air

20 Clues: to soak up • to move smoothly • to largely differ • frozen water or liquid • a small drop of liquid • to turn from liquid into vapor • device for measuring temperature • the condition of being stretched • to drift downward in water or air • side of a mountain or hill, incline • to be adrift on the surface of water • a mist of water particles in the air • ...

Air & Water 2016-05-26

Air & Water crossword puzzle
Across
  1. acronym for el nino - southern oscillation
  2. the sum of all surface water on Earth
  3. watering of land to make it ready for agriculture
  4. a porous layer of earth that becomes saturated with water
  5. the conversion of liquid water to a gaseous state
  6. part of the large-scale, global movement of water in the ocean driven by temperature differentials and influx of freshwater
  7. a well in which water is under pressure
  8. the top layer of water in an aquifer
  9. convection cell of air located between 60 degrees & 30 degrees latitude
  10. occurs when a mass in a rotating system experiences a force acting perpendicularly to the direction of motion
  11. convection cell of air located between 30 degrees & 0 degrees latitude
  12. the state of the atmosphere at a given location during a specific time period
  13. the replenishment of an aquifer by the absorption of water
  14. a process that removes minerals from salt water
  15. an artificial channel for conveying water
  16. a large natural or artificial lake used as a water supply
Down
  1. layer of the atmosphere extending between 30 & 50 miles altititude
  2. the layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth's surface, where weather occurs
  3. a body of water or air moving in a definite direction
  4. divisions of the calendar year marked by changes in weather patterns and daylight
  5. constant movement of water from surface water to air and back to surface water
  6. water that is stored in the spaces between particles in the Earth
  7. rain,snow,sleet,or hail
  8. layer of the atmosphere in which temperature increases with height
  9. the outermost layer of the atmosphere, extending into outer space
  10. convection cell of air located between 90 degrees & 60 degrees latitude
  11. long term patterns of precipitation and temperature at a given location
  12. water that is not salty
  13. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall
  14. conversion of water vapor to a liquid form

30 Clues: rain,snow,sleet,or hail • water that is not salty • the top layer of water in an aquifer • the sum of all surface water on Earth • a well in which water is under pressure • an artificial channel for conveying water • acronym for el nino - southern oscillation • conversion of water vapor to a liquid form • a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall • ...

Water Crossword 2013-03-25

Water Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an area of land drained by a river
  2. describes the region around a river where it meets the sea
  3. the process of removing salt other minerals from sea water to produce drinking water
  4. the controlled application of water to arable lands to supply crop water requirements not satisfied by rainfall
  5. North south
  6. A natural stream of water of considerable volume larger than a brook or creek
  7. to drill a hole in the ground
  8. occur when a meander is cut off
  9. winding curve or bend of a river or road
  10. Land consisting of marshes or swamps saturated land
Down
  1. to protect, preserve, and/or to prevent things from happening to water.
  2. the downward entry of water through the soil surface
  3. rainfall that does not infiltrate the soil but flows over the land surface toward a surface drain
  4. area that drains or contributes water to a particular point stream river lake or ocean
  5. the spreading and mixing of chemical constituents in both surface and groundwaters
  6. the process by which a liquid is transformed to the gaseous state
  7. water with a high level of salt
  8. one million litres
  9. a well or whole used to get water from underground
  10. a concrete section through which water can escape from dam
  11. a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level

21 Clues: North south • one million litres • to drill a hole in the ground • water with a high level of salt • occur when a meander is cut off • an area of land drained by a river • winding curve or bend of a river or road • a well or whole used to get water from underground • Land consisting of marshes or swamps saturated land • the downward entry of water through the soil surface • ...

Water Cycle 2013-03-07

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water that flows over land into streams and rivers
  2. Where energy goes as water evaporates
  3. Where materials from upstream a river might collect
  4. What transfer water from land into the ocean and carry large amounts of sand, mud, and gravel with them
  5. What happens to the energy in water as it moves from place to place
  6. Pieces of glaciers that have broken off and floated out to sea
  7. The process that moves energy and matter through Earth's atmosphere, land, oceans, and living things
  8. Each state of water has some of this in it
  9. The direction that water flows, both on the surface and underground
  10. What happens to water after it falls to Earth
  11. A country that has much of Earth's ice stored in large ice caps
Down
  1. A natural disaster that may be invoked by the evaporation of water
  2. The percentage of Earth that is covered by glaciers
  3. What moves water around in the oceans
  4. A continent that has much of Earth's ice stored in large ice caps
  5. Another term for glaciers
  6. The particles, other than water, that are transported through the water cycle
  7. Where energy is either released or absorbed as water changes state
  8. Where most of Earth's precipitation falls
  9. The process by which some of the water on land seeps into the ground
  10. Why water flows in the direction that it does
  11. Water that is found under the surface of the Earth

22 Clues: Another term for glaciers • What moves water around in the oceans • Where energy goes as water evaporates • Where most of Earth's precipitation falls • Each state of water has some of this in it • Why water flows in the direction that it does • What happens to water after it falls to Earth • Water that flows over land into streams and rivers • ...

Water Crossword 2012-08-20

Water Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large body of water.
  2. A particle.
  3. The movement of water through cell membranes.
  4. A chemical that is commonly found in water and keeps teeth from rotting.
  5. When the solid dissolves into water, it makes a ___________.
  6. The process of rain, hail and snow falling from clouds.
  7. The process of water turning into ice.
  8. To absorb water in one's body.
  9. An air-like substance in which the molecules are separated.
  10. To lose a large amount of water from the body.
  11. The process of ice turning into gas.
  12. The liquid that all living things require, also known as H2O.
  13. A solid that doesn't dissolve.
  14. When the solid floats in the middle of the water.
  15. A group of 2 or more atoms.
  16. An object that is firm/stable and the molecules that are tightly packed together.
Down
  1. the vapour that water is converted to when heated, forming a white mist of extremely small water droplets.
  2. A solid that dissolves.
  3. A liquid that dissolves.
  4. One of the two substances that creates a water molecule and is required by all living things.
  5. The process of gas turning into water.
  6. One of the two substances that creates a water molecule that is highly flammable.
  7. The process of gas turning into water.
  8. The process of water turning into gas.
  9. The movement of water through soil.
  10. The process of ice turning into water.
  11. When the solid sinks to the bottom of the water.
  12. The solid form of water.
  13. Molecules that are packed loosely together and move freely, but are not separated.

29 Clues: A particle. • A large body of water. • A solid that dissolves. • A liquid that dissolves. • The solid form of water. • A group of 2 or more atoms. • To absorb water in one's body. • A solid that doesn't dissolve. • The movement of water through soil. • The process of ice turning into gas. • The process of gas turning into water. • The process of gas turning into water. • ...

Water Crossword 2013-06-04

Water Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plants store energy in the form of
  2. The 3 states of matter can be changed by adding or removing
  3. Element Ca is
  4. Living things are called
  5. On a light microscope, there is a fine focus knob and a _____ focus knob
  6. An egg is a type of
  7. Before lighting, a Bunsen burner's airhole needs to be
  8. Method of separation that involves colours
  9. Saline is a solution of ___ and water
  10. A cross-section of a tree reveals its ______ rings
  11. A liquid which passes through a filter
  12. To make details obvious, the specimen is often
  13. When plants have no water, they become
  14. A community of living things together with non-living elements is an
  15. A substance in which chemicals dissolve
  16. The control room of a cell is the
Down
  1. Another name for the eyepiece lens is the
  2. How plants make their own food
  3. The chemical formula C6H12O6 is for
  4. Things that can only be seen with a microscope are called
  5. Water and minerals are carried through a plant in _____ tubes
  6. What gets things moving through a plant
  7. What gives plants their green colour
  8. You use this to see very small objects
  9. 2 thirds of the Earth's surface is covered in
  10. The pH of water can be acid or _______
  11. Tiny holes in a plant's leaves are called
  12. The object you put under a microscope is called the
  13. The abbreviation for Scanning Electron Microscope is
  14. Water's pH level is

30 Clues: Element Ca is • An egg is a type of • Water's pH level is • Living things are called • How plants make their own food • The control room of a cell is the • Plants store energy in the form of • The chemical formula C6H12O6 is for • What gives plants their green colour • Saline is a solution of ___ and water • You use this to see very small objects • ...

Water Days 2013-05-24

Water Days crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name of the body of water at Wehr's Dam
  2. the name of the fake town with well water issues
  3. These insects indicate the health of a stream
  4. the teacher who helps you travel to Greenville
  5. Used to contain oil in an oil spill
  6. The process by which water goes from the surface to the underground aquifers
  7. The tools used to separate and hold critters caught at Wehr's Dam
  8. The name for boots with very high sides
  9. where sixty percent of oil in the ocean comes from
  10. A chemical used to make particles coagulate
  11. Pollution that occurs on the surface of the earth
  12. the month in which Groundwater Conservation Day is held
  13. a two day event celebrating water conservation
  14. the name of the teacher who helped you spill oil
  15. the name of the location of our stream activity
  16. The people you should thank for volunteering their time
  17. used to keep litter out of streams
Down
  1. The process by which heavier particles sink to the bottom of a container
  2. the teacher who takes you to Kline's Island
  3. Animals without a backbone that live in and around streams
  4. The process by which water goes from a liquid to a gas
  5. The number of gallons of water that go through Kline's Island per day: ____ million
  6. What we put in our waders to dry them out overnight
  7. bacteria that survive on oil, oxygen, and other nutrients
  8. What city is Kline's Island located in?
  9. water that comes from underground aquifers
  10. A chemical added to water to kill bacteria
  11. Invertebrate parasite that lives off the blood of others
  12. an area of land drained by a common river or stream
  13. the name of the wastewater treatment facility we visit
  14. a common household chemical that can run off into water sources
  15. the teacher who is at Wehr's Dam
  16. used to absorb oil in oil spills
  17. The tools used to capture invertebrates
  18. Lobster-like invertebrate that lives in Wehr's Dam

35 Clues: the teacher who is at Wehr's Dam • used to absorb oil in oil spills • used to keep litter out of streams • Used to contain oil in an oil spill • What city is Kline's Island located in? • The name for boots with very high sides • The tools used to capture invertebrates • water that comes from underground aquifers • A chemical added to water to kill bacteria • ...

Water Resources 2013-06-27

Water Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. makes up about 97% of the water supply
  2. we have been buying water from this country since the 1920s
  3. the process of water filtration used in desalination
  4. produced when impurities are removed from the waste water
  5. occurs when there is a shortage of water
  6. much of the world's water supply is used in_______and in agriculture
  7. it is important for life on Earth
  8. the method used in Singapore to increase the supply of fresh water
  9. when there is insufficient supply of water for people
  10. the process of forcing water through a special membrane to remove small particles from water
  11. the process of filtering water to remove larger particles and bacteria from the water
  12. the careful use of resources to ensure that wastage is kept to a minimum
Down
  1. the process of converting sea water into fresh water
  2. an area over which the rain falls and is collected
  3. an arrangement between two counties for supply and use of water resources for a certain period of time
  4. this is produced in reverse osmosis
  5. this makes up 1% of the freshwater
  6. the knowledge and tools that people use to meet their needs
  7. this means 'can ran out one day'
  8. these campaigns have been carried out to show the importance of water

20 Clues: this means 'can ran out one day' • it is important for life on Earth • this makes up 1% of the freshwater • this is produced in reverse osmosis • makes up about 97% of the water supply • occurs when there is a shortage of water • an area over which the rain falls and is collected • the process of converting sea water into fresh water • ...

Water Resources 2013-06-30

Water Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to cleanse the water.
  2. wahter that falls from the sky.
  3. water that is only used within the premises of the house.
  4. water that is found above ground.
  5. we need to ________ water!
  6. where people can relax and enjoy.
  7. Refers to a water shortage.
  8. The lake that stores 2% of the world's fresh water supply.
  9. Water that is found underground.
  10. many people in India depend on it for their supply of fresh water.
  11. limitless supply of fresh water.
  12. The watering of crops in large plantations.
Down
  1. the after-effects of throwing rubbish into the water sources.
  2. the process of removing salt from seawater.
  3. Not enough.
  4. the number of people in a country.
  5. The using up of a resource.
  6. to convert used water into usable water.
  7. Plantations that requires a large plot of land.
  8. where the rainwater is stored.

20 Clues: Not enough. • to cleanse the water. • we need to ________ water! • The using up of a resource. • Refers to a water shortage. • where the rainwater is stored. • wahter that falls from the sky. • Water that is found underground. • limitless supply of fresh water. • water that is found above ground. • where people can relax and enjoy. • the number of people in a country. • ...

Water Resources 2013-07-01

Water Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what the price and supply of water to solve the rising demand for water
  2. people used this to create new sources of water
  3. an area over which rain falls and is collected
  4. the process of forcing water through a small membrane to remove small particles
  5. important for life on earth
  6. water is boiled and water vapour is collected than condensed into fresh water
  7. this cause water to affect the agriculture and leading to shortage of food
  8. often referred as water shortage
  9. waster form factories and households causes this
  10. another term of saying 'process of saving water'
  11. a problem which contributes further to water constraint
  12. obtaining water from another country
  13. the process of filtering water to remove bacteria and larged size particles
Down
  1. fresh water which are stored in river,streams and lakes
  2. what are often used as catchment areas
  3. a problem which cause people to have less water everyday
  4. one way to encourage the public to conserve water is by
  5. the end product of removing impurities from households and factories water
  6. arrangement between countries regarding water supply and use of water resources
  7. the process of removing salt water

20 Clues: important for life on earth • often referred as water shortage • the process of removing salt water • obtaining water from another country • what are often used as catchment areas • an area over which rain falls and is collected • people used this to create new sources of water • waster form factories and households causes this • ...

water resources 2013-06-27

water resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Limited supply of fresh water due to ______ distribution of water.
  2. It refers to careful use of resources so that wastage is kept to a minimum.
  3. Being in a weak or unfavourable position.
  4. Increasing the supply of water by having __________ agreements.
  5. The process of converting sea water into fresh water.
  6. ______ of lifestyle increases the demand for water.
  7. The price of water ________ due to rising demand for water.
  8. Its is often referred as water shortage.
  9. Reverse _______ is the process of water going through a special membrane to remove small particles from water.
  10. Its occurs when pollutants pollutes water bodies.
  11. One of the way to increase water supply is to buy ______ water from neighboring countries.
Down
  1. Recycling water goes through one of the stages called UV ________.
  2. It is easier to purify than sea water.
  3. _______ area is an area which rain falls are collected.
  4. One way to encourage water conservation is to ________ the public through campaigns.
  5. The process of filtering water to remove larger sized particles from the water.
  6. This activity uses fresh water to water crops and rear livestock.
  7. Producing _______ can help to increase the water supply.
  8. It is the knowledge,skills and tools that people use to meet their needs.
  9. The process where water is boiled and water vapour is collected and condensed into fresh water.

20 Clues: It is easier to purify than sea water. • Its is often referred as water shortage. • Being in a weak or unfavourable position. • Its occurs when pollutants pollutes water bodies. • ______ of lifestyle increases the demand for water. • The process of converting sea water into fresh water. • _______ area is an area which rain falls are collected. • ...

Water resources 2013-07-04

Water resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
  2. anything that saves or simplifies work, adds to one's ease or comfort
  3. the volatilization or evaporation and subsequent condensation of a liquid, as when water is boiled in a retort and the steam is condensed in a cool receiver
  4. water fallen as rain
  5. the act of conserving prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
  6. is being in a weak of unfavorable position
  7. fit or suitable for drinking: potable water.
  8. the act of polluting or the state of being polluted
  9. to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
  10. the reclaiming of desert, marshy, or submerged areas or other wasteland for cultivation or other use
  11. to take, seize, or halt (someone or something on the way from one place to another); cut off from an intended destination: to intercept a messenger.
Down
  1. a natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored for use, especially water for supplying a community, irrigating land, furnishing power
  2. the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction
  3. the remove of salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
  4. is the process of filtering water to remove lager sized particles and bacteria from the water
  5. of or pertaining to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures
  6. limitation or restriction
  7. the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
  8. the production of crops, livestock, or poultry.
  9. something for catching water, as a reservoir or basin

20 Clues: water fallen as rain • limitation or restriction • is being in a weak of unfavorable position • fit or suitable for drinking: potable water. • the production of crops, livestock, or poultry. • the act of polluting or the state of being polluted • something for catching water, as a reservoir or basin • the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction • ...

Water Treatment 2013-05-15

Water Treatment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where drinking water originates from
  2. the type of light used to sterilise sewage
  3. the technical term for drinkable water
  4. the chemical that is used to sterilise drinking water
  5. process that removes salt from water
  6. the process that kills bacteria in water
  7. the location of the water treatment plant you're visiting on monday
  8. liquid is pumped into the ocean or used in irrigation of crops
  9. a measure of the acidity of something
  10. the clean water that is released from septic tanks
  11. the passing of sewage through a sieve to remove large solids
  12. recycled water
Down
  1. series of underground pipes that carry water away from houses
  2. type of water found under the ground
  3. the chemical that strengthens teeth
  4. rocks that allow water to soak into them
  5. 97% of the earth's water is found in this form
  6. process used in desalination
  7. the process where chemicals are added that clump particles together
  8. a sewage treatment system used at home
  9. when oxygen is pumped into water to allow bacteria to grow
  10. the type of rock that doesn't absorb water
  11. water you can't drink
  12. the stuff found at the bottom of septic tanks

24 Clues: recycled water • water you can't drink • process used in desalination • the chemical that strengthens teeth • type of water found under the ground • where drinking water originates from • process that removes salt from water • a measure of the acidity of something • the technical term for drinkable water • a sewage treatment system used at home • ...

Water Resources 2013-06-17

Water Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The presence of a substance that has harmful effects
  2. Process of removing slat from seawater
  3. Careful use of resources
  4. Being in a weak or unfavorable position
  5. Makes up 70% of our body
  6. Process where water is boiled and the water vapour collected and condensed into fresh water
  7. Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacturing of goods
  8. Water that is obtained from rain
Down
  1. Supply of water help growth of crops
  2. Action of collecting water
  3. The quality of being impure
  4. Application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
  5. Process of filtering water to remove bacteria from the water
  6. Denoting activity done for enjoyment when one is not working
  7. Retrieve something that is lost
  8. A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply
  9. The practice of farming
  10. A limitation or restriction
  11. The way a person or group lives
  12. An insistent and peremptory request

20 Clues: The practice of farming • Careful use of resources • Makes up 70% of our body • Action of collecting water • The quality of being impure • A limitation or restriction • Retrieve something that is lost • The way a person or group lives • Water that is obtained from rain • An insistent and peremptory request • Supply of water help growth of crops • ...

water resources 2013-06-02

water resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest
  2. The process of forcing water through a special membrane to remove very small particles
  3. Water shortage problem
  4. 1 of the measures to conserve water supply
  5. 1 of the method of desalination
  6. Is a process to change materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials
  7. Process of filtering water to remove larger sized particles and bacteria from the water
  8. To revise the terms of (a contract) so as to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor
  9. Process of making a product or service available
  10. Is a natural or artificial lake, storage pond or impoundment from a dam which is used to store water
Down
  1. Arrangement between 2/more countries regrading the supply and use of water resources over a specific period of time
  2. Cleaning of sea water
  3. A process of removing undesirable chemicals, materials, and biological contaminants from raw water
  4. An area over which rainfalls and is collected
  5. Process of converting sea water into fresh water by removing salt from the sea water
  6. An outdoor water-use restriction is a ban or other lesser restrictions put into effect that restricts the outdoor use of water supplies
  7. The knowledge,skills and tools that people use to meet their needs
  8. Ensuring that wastage is kept to a minimum
  9. Weak/unfavourable position
  10. A supply of water

20 Clues: A supply of water • Cleaning of sea water • Water shortage problem • Weak/unfavourable position • 1 of the method of desalination • 1 of the measures to conserve water supply • Ensuring that wastage is kept to a minimum • An area over which rainfalls and is collected • Process of making a product or service available • ...

Water Safety 2015-05-13

Water Safety crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ____________ is the acronym for Heat Escape Lessing Position
  2. Please wear ____________ shoes when on deck not your outside shoes
  3. When boating you always be sitting, not ____________
  4. If you are under ____________ years old you must stay within arms reach of a responsible adult (14+ years)
  5. If you want to learn to swim you should try swimming ____________
  6. On the pool decks we do not run, but for safety we ____________
  7. Only 50% of parents say they ____________their kids around water
  8. Call 911 in the case of an ____________
  9. On average 57 kids ____________ every year in Canada (43 males & 14 females)
  10. Kids who drown are often ____________, not loud
Down
  1. Always swim within your own ____________ zone
  2. A ____________ suit is required to be worn if you are entering the water
  3. You must be both 7+ years and 48inches tall to ride the big ____________
  4. No ____________ in shallow water
  5. Always jump in ____________ first if you are unsure of the depth
  6. If you ever need help or assistance at the pool ask a ____________ for help
  7. More than 57% of drowning incidents occur during the ____________ months
  8. ____________ is the acronym for Emergency Medical Services
  9. Before you enter the pool you must ____________
  10. When boating you must bring a ____________ with you
  11. The ____________ of ice may be an indication of its strength
  12. Always let an ____________ know where you are and what your plans are

22 Clues: No ____________ in shallow water • Call 911 in the case of an ____________ • Always swim within your own ____________ zone • Before you enter the pool you must ____________ • Kids who drown are often ____________, not loud • When boating you must bring a ____________ with you • When boating you always be sitting, not ____________ • ...

Water Safety 2015-10-08

Water Safety crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Play _____ ______ is important. Avoid horseplay.
  2. aid kit Be sure to have this kit available near a pool or body of water
  3. This type of dive is best when depth is questionable
  4. individuals trained to save people from drowning
  5. Children under _____ years old should wear a lifejacket
  6. Swimming/diving while under the _______of drugs or alcohol is high risk
  7. When swimming in the ocean, be aware of __________ and currents and watch for shifting weather patterns
  8. Be sure to stay ______________ and drinks water or non-caffeinated beverages
Down
  1. Whenever possible, minimize your _________ to stay safe!
  2. an abbreviated term for a lifejacket or a Personal Floating Device
  3. Learn the correct _____________ for diving
  4. A condition that occurs when you are in water for an extended period of time and you lose core body heat
  5. Cord A _______ __________ injury will change your life. Loss of fine motor skills is debilitating
  6. Encourage the use of ____________ when outside to protect your skin
  7. Dive into water that is _____________your own height in depth
  8. Enroll children in swimming and water safety ____________
  9. All backyard pools must have a __________ with a self-closing gate
  10. Pool ______________ should be stored out of reach of children as they are poisonous
  11. You should always swim with a __________
  12. Check the water ____________ before diving in

20 Clues: You should always swim with a __________ • Learn the correct _____________ for diving • Check the water ____________ before diving in • Play _____ ______ is important. Avoid horseplay. • individuals trained to save people from drowning • This type of dive is best when depth is questionable • Children under _____ years old should wear a lifejacket • ...

Water Crossword 2015-02-04

Water Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the top layer of a body of water.
  2. an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
  3. organisms that live on or in the bottom of a body of water
  4. water located beneath Earth's surface
  5. a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.
  6. the state or quality of a material or membrane that causes it to allow liquids or gases to pass through it.
  7. safe to drink; drinkable.
  8. the shore zone between high tide and low tide
  9. a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level
  10. a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
  11. a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.
Down
  1. natural streams of water flowing in channels and emptying into larger bodies of water
  2. an area of coastal grassland that is regularly flooded by seawater
  3. excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water
  4. ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water
  5. marine and freshwater organisms that can swim freely
  6. A lowland area, such as a marsh or swamp, that is saturated with moisture
  7. The small or microscopic organisms that drift or swim weakly in a body of water
  8. the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
  9. artificial application of water to the land or soil
  10. a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
  11. measure of how much of a rock is open space.

22 Clues: safe to drink; drinkable. • the top layer of a body of water. • water located beneath Earth's surface • measure of how much of a rock is open space. • the shore zone between high tide and low tide • artificial application of water to the land or soil • marine and freshwater organisms that can swim freely • ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water • ...

water crossword 2015-02-03

water crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a structure built across a river to control the river’s flow
  2. area of the Earth’s surface where water percolates down into the aquifer
  3. sewage and fertilizer runoff
  4. medium sized organisms
  5. limestone ridges
  6. a flowing network of water
  7. the introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water
  8. fish
  9. land under water
  10. When the temperature of a body of water, such as a lake or stream, increases can result in this
  11. the nutrient-rich zone near shore
  12. An underground formation that contains groundwater
  13. areas where rivers drop there load of mineral rich mud
Down
  1. Water stored beneath the Earth’s surface
  2. little organisms that get pushed by the tide
  3. ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow
  4. water that contains waste from homes or industry.
  5. The area of land that is drained by a river
  6. a method of providing plants with water
  7. wastewater treatment plant,
  8. pollution by like a road
  9. created behind a dam

22 Clues: fish • limestone ridges • land under water • created behind a dam • medium sized organisms • pollution by like a road • a flowing network of water • wastewater treatment plant, • sewage and fertilizer runoff • the nutrient-rich zone near shore • a method of providing plants with water • Water stored beneath the Earth’s surface • The area of land that is drained by a river • ...

Water Systems 2014-05-20

Water Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An impervious layer of clay, silt, or rock through which water cannot move quickly.
  2. An underwater mountain.
  3. An area surrounded by high land in which all water runs to a common destination (such as a river).
  4. Small rivers and streams that join a larger river.
  5. A change in state from a liquid to a gas (e.g., liquid water changing to water vapour).
  6. A large ocean wave caused by earth movement of a volcanic eruption on the ocean floor.
  7. A change in state from a gas to a liquid (e.g. water vapour changing into liquid water).
  8. Water flowing along the surface of the ground.
  9. The area offshore from a continent that slopes gently before the steep drop to the deep ocean floor.
  10. A natural depression in the ground where water can gather.
  11. An area where fresh water from rivers and salt water from the oceans mix to form moderately salty (blackish) water.
  12. A steep-sided depression in the ocean floor that forms when one of the Earth's plates slides under another.
Down
  1. Water that contains a low concentration of dissolved salts.
  2. The ridge of land that separates water flowing into the Pacific Ocean from those flowing north and east.
  3. The movement of water as it changes state around Eart.
  4. The formation of clumps from particles suspended in a fluid.
  5. The process of seeping through a porous material.
  6. The upper boundary of the saturated zone.
  7. The carrying away of soil particles by wind, water, or glacial ice.
  8. The concentration, or amount, of dissolved salts in water.
  9. A relatively flat area next to a river's banks that experiences periodic flooding

21 Clues: An underwater mountain. • The upper boundary of the saturated zone. • Water flowing along the surface of the ground. • The process of seeping through a porous material. • Small rivers and streams that join a larger river. • The movement of water as it changes state around Eart. • The concentration, or amount, of dissolved salts in water. • ...

Water Ideas 2016-02-10

Water Ideas crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the bank of a river
  2. a place, person, or thing from which something originates or can be obtained.
  3. a branch of a river that does not return to the main stream after leaving it
  4. the passage of water through a plant from the roots through the vascular system to the atmosphere.
  5. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to or condenses on the ground.
  6. the process of reducing something's strength or effectiveness
  7. The act of being destroyed by wind or other natural things
  8. The action of collecting water
Down
  1. a length of water wider than a strait
  2. a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
  3. an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
  4. to change from a liquid or solid state into vapor
  5. the act of transporting
  6. the end of a river
  7. the bed or channel in which a river flows
  8. when a substance is brought down stream by water it is
  9. the junction of two rivers
  10. water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
  11. the process of scraping or wearing something away.
  12. a winding curve or bend of a river

20 Clues: the end of a river • the bank of a river • the act of transporting • the junction of two rivers • The action of collecting water • a winding curve or bend of a river • a length of water wider than a strait • the bed or channel in which a river flows • to change from a liquid or solid state into vapor • the process of scraping or wearing something away. • ...

WATER CROSSWORD 2016-04-07

WATER CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A piece of land surrounded by water.
  2. A slowly moving mass or river of ice.
  3. A large area of water surrounded by land.
  4. Freshwater flowing across the surface of the land, usually to the sea.
  5. Liquid that falls out of the sky.
  6. A severe snowstorm with strong winds.
  7. The sun heats up water and it turns into water vapors
  8. What type of resource is water?
  9. An overflow of a large amount of water over its normal limits.
  10. A long body of water curling into an arched form and hitting onto the shore.
Down
  1. Cleaning with water.
  2. A very small drop of a liquid.
  3. A type of water that is safe to drink, used to water our crops and can be found in lakes, rivers and swamps.
  4. A resource and liquid which forms seas, lakes, rivers, and rain
  5. Water vapor in the air that cools down and changes to tiny drops of water.
  6. Water underground in the soil.
  7. When wet air is forced to rise into the cooler parts of the atmosphere, the tiny water drops in clouds join together and become heavier. This process is known as....
  8. When the water vapor in the air turns into tiny water droplets and conjoin together in turns into something.
  9. A storm with a violent wind.
  10. This place is home to most of the creatures of our world and it covers 70% of the world.

20 Clues: Cleaning with water. • A storm with a violent wind. • A very small drop of a liquid. • Water underground in the soil. • What type of resource is water? • Liquid that falls out of the sky. • A piece of land surrounded by water. • A slowly moving mass or river of ice. • A severe snowstorm with strong winds. • A large area of water surrounded by land. • ...

Water Resources 2016-09-15

Water Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Land areas where water covers the surface for significant periods
  2. Soil, rock or sediment that is frozen for more than two consecutive years
  3. It is only 2. 5% of Earth’s total water
  4. Second layer of the ocean, where the temperature of the water decreases rapidly with depth
  5. When this occurs, river flow increases, and the volume of the world ocean increases, resulting to a rise in sea level and reduced land area
  6. Evaporation of water from the leaves and stems of plants
  7. Impermeable rocks where water is trapped and held down by pressure between them.
  8. This is a zone in which the spaces between the particles are filled mainly with air.
  9. Smaller streams
  10. Flood that occurs when heavy rainfall creates a flood event independent of an overflowing stream
  11. Saltiness of saltwater
  12. Partly enclosed coastal body of water where freshwater from stream meets the saltwater from the sea
Down
  1. Part of Earth’s subsystem containing the oceans, lakes, streams, underground water, and snow and ice
  2. Process whereby too much soil and sediments are delivered to streams
  3. Narrow, elongated landform separating individual streams within a basin
  4. Process whereby rain that falls into land surface penetrates the soil
  5. Zone or land area where water enters the ground and replenish the groundwater.
  6. Reduction of the mineral content by taking salt out of the seawater to produce freshwater
  7. Ability of the rock or sediments to allow water to pass through it
  8. Streams that are fed by groundwater

20 Clues: Smaller streams • Saltiness of saltwater • Streams that are fed by groundwater • It is only 2. 5% of Earth’s total water • Evaporation of water from the leaves and stems of plants • Land areas where water covers the surface for significant periods • Ability of the rock or sediments to allow water to pass through it • ...

Water Resources 2016-09-15

Water Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Streams that are fed by groundwater
  2. It is only 2. 5% of Earth’s total water
  3. Part of Earth’s subsystem containing the oceans, lakes, streams, underground water, and snow and ice
  4. This is a zone in which the spaces between the particles are filled mainly with air.
  5. Process whereby too much soil and sediments are delivered to streams
  6. When this occurs, river flow increases, and the volume of the world ocean increases, resulting to a rise in sea level and reduced land area
  7. Saltiness of saltwater
  8. Second layer of the ocean, where the temperature of the water decreases rapidly with depth
  9. Land areas where water covers the surface for significant periods
  10. Narrow, elongated landform separating individual streams within a basin
  11. Zone or land area where water enters the ground and replenish the groundwater.
  12. Partly enclosed coastal body of water where freshwater from stream meets the saltwater from the sea
Down
  1. Evaporation of water from the leaves and stems of plants
  2. Ability of the rock or sediments to allow water to pass through it
  3. Impermeable rocks where water is trapped and held down by pressure between them.
  4. Process whereby rain that falls into land surface penetrates the soil
  5. Flood that occurs when heavy rainfall creates a flood event independent of an overflowing stream
  6. Smaller streams
  7. Reduction of the mineral content by taking salt out of the seawater to produce freshwater
  8. Soil, rock or sediment that is frozen for more than two consecutive years

20 Clues: Smaller streams • Saltiness of saltwater • Streams that are fed by groundwater • It is only 2. 5% of Earth’s total water • Evaporation of water from the leaves and stems of plants • Land areas where water covers the surface for significant periods • Ability of the rock or sediments to allow water to pass through it • ...

Water Quality 2023-10-25

Water Quality crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fairly large organisms that lack a spinal column such as worms, snails, and larvae of flies, dragonflies, etc.
  2. the control and regulation of waste
  3. To make harmful substances harmless
  4. sediments suspended in water which cause the water to be unclear or cloudy
  5. the water that is above ground in streams, lakes, rivers, and ponds
  6. a nonliving part of the environment
  7. the science of cultivation, maintaining, and developing forests
  8. a stream of water that feeds into a larger stream, river, bay or ocean
  9. feature of the Earth’s surface attributed to natural causes
  10. water from rainfall and the melting of ice that runs along the ground.
  11. all the biotic communities that live in an area together with the abiotic factors in the environment
  12. a measure of the dissolved salts in a sample of water
  13. water contained in aquifers underground in the porous or jointed bedrock
  14. an area of high elevation that separates one watershed from another
  15. the shape of a land surface, showing the positions and changes of elevations of the land such as mountains, valleys, and rivers
  16. the carrying away of weathered rock sediments and soil by weather and water; a natural process where soil is lost and transported
Down
  1. alternate rising and falling of the surface of the water, and the area that is affected by this water level change
  2. passing through periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding
  3. a measurement of water pureness
  4. a region or area where water travels downhill and ultimately drains into a large body of water
  5. substances needed by organisms for energy, growth, repair, or maintenance
  6. a rising and overflowing of a body of water onto normally dry land
  7. the environment in which a particular species lives
  8. free O2 molecules in water; important for aquatic animal life
  9. a region of water where a freshwater source meets salt water from the ocean
  10. an ecosystem in which the roots of the plants are submerged under water at least part of the year (i.e. marshes, bogs, swamps, etc)
  11. the mixture of fresh and saltwater
  12. to take in or suck or swallow up
  13. a plain built up by stream deposition
  14. a living part of the environment
  15. small particles (usually rock) that settle to the bottom of a body of water
  16. a river and all of its tributaries
  17. all living things (plants, mammals, bacteria, fungi, fish)
  18. a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a liquid or damp substance (such as soil) The pH scale ranges from 0 – 14: 0 is the most acidic, 14 is the most alkaline, and 7 is neutral

34 Clues: a measurement of water pureness • to take in or suck or swallow up • a living part of the environment • the mixture of fresh and saltwater • a river and all of its tributaries • the control and regulation of waste • To make harmful substances harmless • a nonliving part of the environment • a plain built up by stream deposition • ...

Water cycle 2024-01-18

Water cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rain, snow, sleet, etc.
  2. an instrument used to measure relative humidity
  3. lowest layer of the atmosphere; where the weather happens
  4. to use material more than once
  5. the loss of water vapor from a plant
  6. to contaminate water
  7. humidity the percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature
  8. the layers of gas that surround the earth
  9. when water runs through land
Down
  1. being made pure, not mixed with anything else
  2. the path water takes as it is being cycled through the environment
  3. cloud
  4. the amount of water vapor given in a volume of air
  5. water in the ground
  6. where water goes underground
  7. where ice goes directly to the sky (tops of mts)
  8. the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
  9. fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
  10. layers of soil, sand and rocks that store groundwater
  11. turns liquid into vapor/gas

20 Clues: cloud • water in the ground • to contaminate water • rain, snow, sleet, etc. • turns liquid into vapor/gas • where water goes underground • when water runs through land • to use material more than once • the loss of water vapor from a plant • the layers of gas that surround the earth • being made pure, not mixed with anything else • an instrument used to measure relative humidity • ...

water birds 2022-10-23

water birds crossword puzzle
Across
  1. к сожалению
  2. хватать
  3. попадать в ловушку
  4. дикий
  5. умирать
  6. нырять
  7. взрослый
  8. океан
  9. изящный
  10. ветка
  11. сеть
Down
  1. перепончатый
  2. строить
  3. детеныш лебедя
  4. суша
  5. тонут
  6. опасность
  7. прутик
  8. гусенок
  9. клюв
  10. перо
  11. откладывать (яйца
  12. спина
  13. палец на ноге

24 Clues: суша • клюв • перо • сеть • тонут • дикий • океан • ветка • спина • нырять • прутик • строить • хватать • умирать • гусенок • изящный • взрослый • опасность • к сожалению • перепончатый • палец на ноге • детеныш лебедя • откладывать (яйца • попадать в ловушку

Water Systems 2023-02-09

Water Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a very tiny organism
  2. elevated peice of land that drains water
  3. place underground after the soil
  4. Like germs, small microorganisms, good or bad
  5. a chemical used to keep water clean
  6. typically flooded areas of land
  7. humanmade way to supply water to plants
  8. flowing body of water that drains
  9. replacing water
  10. holds waste water under the ground
  11. method of obtaining water from the ground
  12. how we use resources so enough in future
  13. heavy, thick layer of compressed snow
Down
  1. large body of water between land masses
  2. Way to clean water, breaks down bad parts
  3. Removing salt from water to drink
  4. water found beneath earth's surface
  5. removes chemicals, bacteria or, germs
  6. how much heat an object can store/release
  7. Underground rock/sediment that holds groundwater
  8. Make water undrinkable/not safe
  9. compressed mass of snow, rock, sediment
  10. place's various temperatures
  11. A layer of gases that surround the earth
  12. water being recycled
  13. change in climates normal weather
  14. the amount of salt in water

27 Clues: replacing water • a very tiny organism • water being recycled • the amount of salt in water • place's various temperatures • Make water undrinkable/not safe • typically flooded areas of land • place underground after the soil • Removing salt from water to drink • flowing body of water that drains • change in climates normal weather • holds waste water under the ground • ...

water systems 2023-02-09

water systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a very tiny organism
  2. elevated piece of land that drains water
  3. place underground after the soil
  4. small microorganisms, good or bad
  5. a chemical used to keep water clean
  6. typically flooded areas of land
  7. humanmade way to supply water to plants
  8. flowing body of water that drains
  9. replacing water
  10. holds waste water under the ground
  11. a method of obtaining water from ground
  12. how we use resources so enough in future
  13. heavy, thick layer of compressed snow
Down
  1. large body of water between land masses
  2. technique to clean water
  3. Removing salt from salt water, to drink
  4. water found beneath earth's surface
  5. removes chemicals etc, to drink
  6. how much heat an object can store/release
  7. Underground rock that holds groundwater
  8. Making water undrinkable/not safe
  9. compressed mass of snow, rock, sediment
  10. a place's various temperatures
  11. A layer of gases that surround the earth
  12. water being recycled
  13. a big change in climates and weather
  14. the amount of salt in water

27 Clues: replacing water • a very tiny organism • water being recycled • technique to clean water • the amount of salt in water • a place's various temperatures • removes chemicals etc, to drink • typically flooded areas of land • place underground after the soil • small microorganisms, good or bad • Making water undrinkable/not safe • flowing body of water that drains • ...

water systems 2023-02-10

water systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a very tiny organism
  2. tank holds wastewater under the ground
  3. the amount of salt in water
  4. icecap heavy, thick layer of compressed snow
  5. compressed mass of snow, rock, sediment
  6. large bodies of water between landmasses
  7. Removing salt from water to drink
  8. change in climates normal weather
  9. Way to clean water and breaks down bad parts
  10. Make water undrinkable/not safe
  11. place underground after the soil
  12. a way of getting water from underground
  13. flowing body of water that drains
  14. water found beneath the earth's surface
  15. flooded areas of land these areas help animals and insects
  16. a chemical used to keep the water clean
Down
  1. Like germs, small microorganisms, good or bad
  2. how we use resources so enough in future
  3. removes chemicals, bacteria, or, germs
  4. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth
  5. water being recycled
  6. replacing water
  7. Underground rock/sediment that holds groundwater
  8. land that drains water into another body of water
  9. the temperature of a place on that specific day
  10. humanmade way to supply water to plants
  11. capacity how much heat an object can store/release

27 Clues: replacing water • a very tiny organism • water being recycled • the amount of salt in water • Make water undrinkable/not safe • place underground after the soil • Removing salt from water to drink • change in climates normal weather • flowing body of water that drains • tank holds wastewater under the ground • removes chemicals, bacteria, or, germs • ...

water crossword 2023-02-15

water crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tank holds waste water underground
  2. microorganisms that can be good or bad
  3. a place underground after the soil
  4. to make water dirty
  5. a small organism you cant see
  6. how much heat an object can hold
  7. how much salt that is in the water
  8. rocks holding water
  9. a chemical that you can use to clean water.
  10. removing any chemicals to be safe to drink
  11. a way of obtaining water from the ground
  12. getting salt out of salt water so you can drink it
  13. water found in the ground
  14. resources for the future
  15. large body of water between masses
  16. cycle water being recycled in a cycle
Down
  1. ice caps layers of compressed snow
  2. human made way to produce water to give to plants water
  3. a land that has been flooded
  4. fresh flowing water
  5. layers of gasses that surround earth
  6. compressed snow,rock or sediment
  7. changes in our climate temperature.
  8. replacing water
  9. a way to clean water
  10. an elevated part of land that drains its water
  11. different temperatures

27 Clues: replacing water • fresh flowing water • to make water dirty • rocks holding water • a way to clean water • different temperatures • resources for the future • water found in the ground • a land that has been flooded • a small organism you cant see • compressed snow,rock or sediment • how much heat an object can hold • tank holds waste water underground • ...

Water Systems 2024-02-24

Water Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What causes a glacier to move?
  2. What forms when snow builds up over time
  3. The ability for a material to absorb heat
  4. When countries are near the _______, they tend to be very hot and humid
  5. A _______ forms from a cluster of thunderstorms over the ocean
  6. When the temperature rises, a glacier shrinks and _____ in size
  7. A ________ is an area with a small limited climate, that can change from the climate around it
  8. 76% of Earth's fresh water is ____
  9. Because hurricanes are so strong, when they go over any part of land, they can cause a lot of _______
  10. It is estimated 1/3 of the worlds fresh water exists _______
Down
  1. Water ______ rises into the atmosphere and condenses, and cools into cloud
  2. There is no beginning or ending to the Water _____
  3. Water on Earth exists in three states which include gas, solid, and ______
  4. The ________ hemisphere has 81% ocean
  5. A reservoir underground which holds fresh water _______
  6. What was Canada's worst hurricane?
  7. Water has a higher capacity than ____
  8. Water vapor is an example of _________ water
  9. What does the sun provide in order to run the Water Cycle
  10. ________ is the study of groundwater

20 Clues: What causes a glacier to move? • What was Canada's worst hurricane? • 76% of Earth's fresh water is ____ • ________ is the study of groundwater • The ________ hemisphere has 81% ocean • Water has a higher capacity than ____ • What forms when snow builds up over time • The ability for a material to absorb heat • Water vapor is an example of _________ water • ...

Ocean / Water 2024-07-03

Ocean / Water crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Dungeness, Horseshoe, and Alaskan Snow are varieties of what sea creature?
  2. Cephalofoil is the formal term for the distinctly shaped noggins of what 360-degree seeing shark group?
  3. Since they lead a more aquatic life than other salamanders, the wild-looking axolotl don't shed what external respiratory organ?
  4. The smallest ocean is?
  5. What is the fastest fish in the ocean?
  6. The mass of ice floating in the ocean is called?
  7. How many hearts do octopuses have?
  8. A small body of water partially enclosed by land is called?
  9. Which sea creature has literally no brain?
  10. Which US state has the most shark attacks?
  11. What four-letter word is often used as the common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs? Typically, this word is only used when the mollusc is edible.
  12. A "smack" is the collective term for a large group of what stinging, tentacled sea creatures?
  13. A group of dolphins is called what?
  14. What’s the cold, nutrient-rich ocean layer rising to support marine life?
  15. The Little Tunny is a species of what?
  16. A narrow water body connecting two larger ones is?
  17. Makizushi is a cylindrical piece of sushi traditionally wrapped in nori, which is typically referred to by what English word?
  18. Australian crocodile hunter Steve Irwin was famously killed by what type of animal?
  19. The largest aquarium in the world is located in what country? Its enclosures contain almost 13 million gallons of water.
Down
  1. In "Finding Nemo," what is the circus-related name of the type of anemone-dwelling fish that Nemo and his dad Marlin are?
  2. This animal is the longest-living vertebrate on Earth. 2 words
  3. The beluga whale is what color?
  4. During some feeding frenzies, blue whales can eat a daily total of more than 8 tons of what tiny crustaceans, whose name in Norwegian means "small fry of fish"?
  5. The largest ocean on Earth is?
  6. What is the largest sea turtle in the world?
  7. Which sea creature produces Calamari?
  8. How many brains does an octopus have?
  9. “The Meg” is short for what extinct species of shark?
  10. Some scientists believe that the spiral tusk on which type of Arctic whale helps it attract mates?
  11. Whale What is the biggest animal on Earth? 2 words
  12. “Morse” is an archaic term for which large marine mammal characterized by prominent tusks and whiskers?
  13. The saltiest ocean is?
  14. What "T" word is technically a wave generated by an undersea earthquake?
  15. Which U.S. state has the greatest amount of oceanic coastline, with more miles of coastline than all the rest of the United States combined?

34 Clues: The smallest ocean is? • The saltiest ocean is? • The largest ocean on Earth is? • The beluga whale is what color? • How many hearts do octopuses have? • A group of dolphins is called what? • Which sea creature produces Calamari? • How many brains does an octopus have? • What is the fastest fish in the ocean? • The Little Tunny is a species of what? • ...

Water Encyclopedia 2023-02-06

Water Encyclopedia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what you observe or measure about something that helps figure out what it is
  2. all the living things on Earth
  3. matter that is made of only one kind of atom or molecule
  4. the solid part of Earth
  5. a place where freshwater is stored
  6. water that has been used and now contains harmful substances
  7. a supply of something that is useful
  8. all of the liquid water and ice on Earth
  9. a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
  10. when a gas turns into a liquid
  11. water in the form of
Down
  1. a process in which substances change into different substances
  2. water that is found in soil and rock underground
  3. to save or protect a resource for future use
  4. a community of organisms together with its environment
  5. a person who uses science knowledge to design something to solve a problem
  6. the air that surrounds Earth
  7. when a liquid turns into a gas
  8. a long period of dry weather
  9. to change from a gas into a liquid

20 Clues: water in the form of • the solid part of Earth • the air that surrounds Earth • a long period of dry weather • all the living things on Earth • when a liquid turns into a gas • when a gas turns into a liquid • a place where freshwater is stored • to change from a gas into a liquid • a supply of something that is useful • all of the liquid water and ice on Earth • ...

Water Cycle 2022-04-27

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water held in spaces between water particles
  2. vapor or gas to liquid
  3. the earth
  4. laying down sediment
  5. liquid water to gas
  6. Huge body of water that touches all sides
  7. flow of water from above ground to
Down
  1. Snow and ice changing into water vapor
  2. moves water throughout the earth
  3. moisture carried through plants
  4. below zero
  5. ice cube when warm
  6. gravity pulling water downward
  7. Fluffy in the sky
  8. rain or snowfall
  9. water in the air
  10. big bodies of water
  11. below surface water
  12. liquid to vapor
  13. maximum water content
  14. where water is stored
  15. temperature air needs to be cooled at

22 Clues: the earth • below zero • liquid to vapor • rain or snowfall • water in the air • Fluffy in the sky • ice cube when warm • big bodies of water • below surface water • liquid water to gas • laying down sediment • maximum water content • where water is stored • vapor or gas to liquid • gravity pulling water downward • moisture carried through plants • moves water throughout the earth • ...

WATER SAFETY 2022-09-27

WATER SAFETY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. jadranje
  2. embalaža
  3. potisniti
  4. potunkati
  5. rešilni jopič
  6. mentor
  7. očala
  8. razbit
  9. na glavo
  10. steklo
  11. skočiti
Down
  1. plitka
  2. opečen
  3. zaščititi
  4. previden
  5. globoko
  6. varnost
  7. nesreča
  8. reševalec
  9. čoln
  10. učne ure
  11. bose noge

22 Clues: čoln • očala • plitka • opečen • mentor • razbit • steklo • globoko • varnost • nesreča • skočiti • jadranje • previden • embalaža • učne ure • na glavo • zaščititi • potisniti • potunkati • reševalec • bose noge • rešilni jopič

Water Use 2022-09-20

Water Use crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ____water fills most rivers and lakes
  2. to use some resource like water
  3. pattern of currents in the Pacific which brings heavier rains to eastern Australia
  4. producing goods... accounts for 20% of global water use
  5. when there has been no rain for a long time
  6. water ____ is whether the water is good or polluted
  7. can result from excessive rain
  8. water born _____ still kills many throughout the world
  9. pattern of currents in the Pacific which supresses rain in eastern Australia
  10. the overall amount of a resource you use like water
  11. what the planet is doing globally
  12. artificially providing water to crops
Down
  1. ability to maintain use of a resource like water over time
  2. to limit the use of a key resource like water
  3. _____ water use (the water you use at home) is less than 10% of global water use
  4. the lack of a vital resource like water
  5. ____ water in the ocean
  6. the water you personally use is _____ water use
  7. growing of crops... accounts for 70% of global water use
  8. the water used to produce things for you is _____ water use

20 Clues: ____ water in the ocean • can result from excessive rain • to use some resource like water • what the planet is doing globally • ____water fills most rivers and lakes • artificially providing water to crops • the lack of a vital resource like water • when there has been no rain for a long time • to limit the use of a key resource like water • ...

water words 2022-09-21

water words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : a hand implement consisting of a row of teeth set in a headpiece attached to a long shaft and used for gathering hay, straw, leaves, etc., or for smoothing loose earth
  2. : to increase in height or level
  3. : worthless, useless, or unwanted matter
  4. passage : fishway
  5. : a vessel, usually flat-bottomed and with or without its own power, used for transporting freight, esp. on canals
  6. : a measure of the amount of moisture in the air
  7. station : Pumping station, lifting station
  8. : any device that converts another form of energy into mechanical energy to produce motion
  9. : a long tube of metal, plastic, etc., used to convey water, oil, gas, etc.
  10. : to keep in proper or good condition
  11. : anything, such as a photoelectric cell, that receives a signal or stimulus and responds to it
  12. : a river, canal, or other navigable channel used as a means of travel or transport
  13. : Endless screw,
  14. : (of liquids) to move or be conveyed as in a stream
  15. : useless or unwanted matter or objects
  16. autorities
  17. : garbage, rubbish, or trash
  18. : a round container open and wide at the top with sides sloping inwards towards the bottom or base, esp. one in which liquids are mixed or stored
  19. : to draw off or remove (liquid) from
  20. : a section of a canal or river that may be closed off by gates to control the water level and the raising and lowering of vessels that pass through it
  21. : the inundation of land that is normally dry through the overflowing of a body of water, esp. a river
  22. : a stretch of land reclaimed from the sea or a lake, esp. in the Netherlands
  23. : an interconnected group or system
  24. : water or other liquid diffused as vapour or condensed on or in objects
  25. : the cyclic rise and fall of sea level caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon. There are usually two high tides and two low tides in each lunar day
  26. : (of a substance) not allowing the passage of a fluid through interstices; not permeable
  27. : a device consisting of a container with a mesh or perforated bottom through which the material is shaken or poured
  28. : (of an act or process) performed by such automatic equipment
  29. : lacking moisture; not damp or wet
  30. : a mound or ridge of drifted sand, occurring on the sea coast and in deserts
  31. : the long-term prevalent weather conditions of an area, determined by latitude, position relative to oceans or continents, altitude, etc.
  32. : a prolonged shortage
  33. : abandonment, clearance, departure, exodus, flight, leaving, pulling out, removal, vacation, withdrawal
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  1. : a specified vertical position; altitude
  2. : the cultivation of plants, esp. by scientific methods designed to improve stock or to produce new ones
  3. : a person or animal that is a permanent resident of a particular place or region
  4. : the vehicles coming and going in a street, town, etc.
  5. : a toothed device of metal, plastic, wood, etc., used for arranging hair
  6. : one hundred ares. 1 hectare is equivalent to 10000 square metres or 2.471 acres.
  7. : marsh, permanently waterlogged ground that is usually overgrown and sometimes partly forested
  8. : any device for compressing, driving, raising, or reducing the pressure of a fluid, esp. by means of a piston or set of rotating impellers
  9. : a series of actions that produce a change or development
  10. : rainy, foggy, misty, or humid
  11. : dike, dam
  12. : an artificial waterway constructed for navigation, irrigation, water power, etc.
  13. : (of air and water) free movement within an area or volume
  14. : not salted water
  15. pass : fishway
  16. : to carry or cause to go from one place to another, esp. over some distance
  17. : a building in which grain is crushed and ground to make flour
  18. : of or characteristic of Europe, excluding the British Isles
  19. : something done, made, etc., as a result of effort or exertion
  20. : a container for litter, rubbish, etc
  21. : aridity, aridness, dehumidification, dehydration, drought, thirst, thirstiness
  22. : a male member of a religious community bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
  23. : the act of expanding or the state of being expanded
  24. : to check (the technical quality of) (a radio or television broadcast)
  25. : fish ladder
  26. level : the level of the surface of the sea with respect to the land, taken to be the mean level between high and low tide, and used as a standard base for measuring heights and depths
  27. : the magnitude of the three-dimensional space enclosed within or occupied by an object, geometric solid, etc.
  28. : the process or a method of draining
  29. : to rise or cause to rise upwards from the ground or another support to a higher place

62 Clues: autorities • : dike, dam • pass : fishway • : fish ladder • : Endless screw, • passage : fishway • : not salted water • : a prolonged shortage • : garbage, rubbish, or trash • : rainy, foggy, misty, or humid • : to increase in height or level • : an interconnected group or system • : lacking moisture; not damp or wet • : to keep in proper or good condition • ...

Water crossword 2022-09-01

Water crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. organisms, All of these need water to survive.
  2. Something that produces electricity in exchange for water.
  3. Water gives this to people to help them survive.
  4. Another word for a tropical cyclone.
  5. When weather is produced by major wind that change direction seasonally.
  6. water, this thing is good to drink and fresh.
  7. Another word for water.
  8. When water passes surface level and is known as a natural disaster.
  9. resources, Water is this type of resource, meaning there is infinite of this.
  10. A long body of water.
  11. A structure which contains lots of water.
  12. A small body of rain water.
  13. When clouds release water as rain, snow or hail.
  14. Every living thing drinks this.
  15. This produces enough heat to cause the evaporation of water.
  16. A large fall of water.
  17. When water goes into the ground and soaks into the soil, in which plants take through their roots.
  18. Scarcity, there are two types of this economic and physical.
  19. A white part gas, part liquid thing which is from precipitation.
  20. What happens when there is not enough rain
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  1. A hard solid cube which is a part of precipitation.
  2. The process of liquid turning into gas.
  3. The solid version of water.
  4. Happens when water flows over surface level.
  5. This thing needs water to survive.
  6. What happens when a person does not have enough water.
  7. Where the water goes after infiltration.
  8. This need water to grow and produces oxygen.
  9. Cycles, A never ending cycle of which water turns into gas, which turns into a liquid and becomes rain. It then finally goes back into oceans.
  10. Something used in households used to clean yourself.
  11. Condensation causes this.
  12. water, A type of water which is not safe to drink.
  13. This falls out of clouds as a liquid.
  14. Happens when plants absorb water through their roots.
  15. Where the water cycle begins.
  16. A serious natural disaster which uses water.
  17. The process of gas turning into liquid.
  18. A structure which takes up most of the water in a household and is an essential thing in a household.
  19. A body of water not connected to the sea.
  20. vapour, The thing that water turns into when evaporated.

40 Clues: A long body of water. • A large fall of water. • Another word for water. • Condensation causes this. • The solid version of water. • A small body of rain water. • Where the water cycle begins. • Every living thing drinks this. • This thing needs water to survive. • Another word for a tropical cyclone. • This falls out of clouds as a liquid. • ...

Water Pollution 2022-12-02

Water Pollution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. e.coli
  2. metalthatcomesfromburningfossilfuels
  3. standardforsafedrinkingwater
  4. lowoxygenlevelscreatsa:
  5. acidcomestoearthassnow,gas,orparticles
  6. solidwaste
  7. biggestUSoilspill,gulfofMexico
  8. contaminationofrivers,oceans,groundwater,etc.
  9. causedbysonar,causeswhalebeachings
  10. increasesinwatertemperature,causesthermalshock
  11. naturallyoccuring,comesfrommining
  12. waterfromhumanactivitiesandlivestockcreatessewage
  13. waterusesaspecificamountofoxygenovertime
  14. excessnutrientscausealgaebloom
  15. pondholdinglivestockwaste
Down
  1. indirectoriginofpollution-city
  2. foundinsingleuseplastics
  3. waterfromseptictankisreleasedthroughpipesina:
  4. foundinpipes,leachesintowater
  5. stoppedfiresontheCuyahogaRivercausedbypollution
  6. massiveoilspilloffcoastofAlaska
  7. clearwaterinmiddleofaseptictank
  8. sewagetreatmentusedinruralareas
  9. bacteriathatactsasanindicatorspeciesinwater
  10. directoriginofpollution-pipe

25 Clues: e.coli • solidwaste • lowoxygenlevelscreatsa: • foundinsingleuseplastics • pondholdinglivestockwaste • standardforsafedrinkingwater • directoriginofpollution-pipe • foundinpipes,leachesintowater • indirectoriginofpollution-city • biggestUSoilspill,gulfofMexico • excessnutrientscausealgaebloom • massiveoilspilloffcoastofAlaska • clearwaterinmiddleofaseptictank • ...

Water Pollution 2022-12-02

Water Pollution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. solidwaste
  2. contaminationofrivers,oceans,groundwater,etc.
  3. excessnutrientscausealgaebloom
  4. directoriginofpollution-pipe
  5. waterfromhumanactivitiesandlivestockcreatessewage
  6. standardforsafedrinkingwater
  7. e.coli
  8. stoppedfiresontheCuyahogaRivercausedbypollution
  9. acidcomestoearthassnow,gas,orparticles
  10. foundinpipes,leachesintowater
  11. massiveoilspilloffcoastofAlaska
  12. bacteriathatactsasanindicatorspeciesinwater
  13. pondholdinglivestockwaste
Down
  1. foundinsingleuseplastics
  2. waterusesaspecificamountofoxygenovertime
  3. sewagetreatmentusedinruralareas
  4. indirectoriginofpollution-city
  5. increasesinwatertemperature,causesthermalshock
  6. biggestUSoilspill,gulfofMexico
  7. naturallyoccuring,comesfrommining
  8. waterfromseptictankisreleasedthroughpipesina:
  9. clearwaterinmiddleofaseptictank
  10. metalthatcomesfromburningfossilfuels
  11. causedbysonar,causeswhalebeachings
  12. lowoxygenlevelscreatsa:

25 Clues: e.coli • solidwaste • lowoxygenlevelscreatsa: • foundinsingleuseplastics • pondholdinglivestockwaste • directoriginofpollution-pipe • standardforsafedrinkingwater • foundinpipes,leachesintowater • indirectoriginofpollution-city • excessnutrientscausealgaebloom • biggestUSoilspill,gulfofMexico • sewagetreatmentusedinruralareas • clearwaterinmiddleofaseptictank • ...

Water Pollution 2022-12-04

Water Pollution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. if you were to measure the water pollution caused by a specific storm drain near your house, what type of source would it be?
  2. much of the environmental reforms that have been and are being initiated have come from this federal
  3. The name of the largest oil spill by a tanker in U.S. history, which spilled 42 million liters of crude oil, is
  4. The contamination of a local body of water is an example of
  5. Water flushed down the toilet, the sink, or water produced by livestock operations are examples of
  6. Much of the clean water and environment we have today is the result of this particular act
  7. The quality of our water is regulated by this standard established by the Safe Drinking Water Act
  8. if people are connected to a city sewer system, they probably have this to treat their wastewater
  9. this group of harmful chemicals are often used in rocket and missile fuel
  10. when a body of water becomes enriched with nutrients, this is called what?
  11. if you were to measure the water pollution caused by your entire neighborhood, what type of source would it be?
  12. the largest oil spill and one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history was called
Down
  1. If you have a septic system, these systems of pipes may be found below the surface of the ground
  2. The water you drink and use on a daily basis has likely been clean thanks to this act which set national standards for drinking water
  3. if people have a septic system, then water is moved to this when they flush the toilet
  4. A factory using water for cooling and releasing warm water back into a body of water without treatment is an example of
  5. The amount of oxygen demanded by microorganisms to break down organic matter in a certain quantity of water over a period of time is represented by this acronym
  6. Fecal Coliform Bacteria, a group of microorganisms that can tell us if harmful microorganisms in sewage are present, is an example of
  7. People who raise livestock may use this to handle large amounts of animal waste
  8. when an area of water is enriched with nutrients and loses oxygen and can no longer support life, this is created
  9. When fertilizer people use end up in a body of water, enriching it with nutrients, this is called what?
  10. some of the trash you throw away has probably ended up in this collection of trash in the North Pacific Ocean
  11. If a factory suddenly released warm water into a body of water and significantly affected the temperature of that water, animals in that area may experience this
  12. Mostly consisting of solid waste, this is often removed in the primary treatment of wastewater
  13. this group of industrial compounds are often found in the manufacturing of plastic products and are also used in electrical equipment

25 Clues: The contamination of a local body of water is an example of • this group of harmful chemicals are often used in rocket and missile fuel • when a body of water becomes enriched with nutrients, this is called what? • People who raise livestock may use this to handle large amounts of animal waste • ...

Water Pollution 2022-12-01

Water Pollution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Known to cause cancer, found in plastics
  2. Heavy metal that can contaminate water through pipes
  3. Two thirds of this comes from burning coal and fossil fuels
  4. A specific place where pollution is produced
  5. The type of species that indicates whether or not there are disease-causing pathogens.
  6. When a body of water contains excess nutrients (algae bloom)
  7. The law that sets national standards for safe drinking water
  8. A body of water that gets manure put into it
  9. Often used in rural homes as a sewage treatment system
  10. Diffuse area that creates pollution
  11. Solid waste material from waste water
Down
  1. The result of larger plastics breaking down
  2. When acid falls from the sky in the form of rain or snow
  3. The leading source of oil pollution in the oceans
  4. The oil tanker that crashed and spills tons of oil
  5. A species that is used to indicate water quality
  6. Naturally occurring heavy metal that can dissipate into ground water
  7. Supports protection of wildlife and recreation in and on the water
  8. Amount of oxygen an amount of water uses at a specific time and temperature
  9. A body of water with very low oxygen amounts with little life
  10. When the water changes temperatures dramatically
  11. The type of non-chemical pollution that changes the water temperature
  12. Can disrupt the communication of whales causing them to beach themselves
  13. Can clog the gills of fish. Usually near construction sites.

24 Clues: Diffuse area that creates pollution • Solid waste material from waste water • Known to cause cancer, found in plastics • The result of larger plastics breaking down • A specific place where pollution is produced • A body of water that gets manure put into it • A species that is used to indicate water quality • When the water changes temperatures dramatically • ...

Water Pollution 2022-12-01

Water Pollution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Harmful chemicals used for fuel
  2. The amount of oxygen that is necessary for one area
  3. An indicator for determining if pathogens that could cause disease are present
  4. The natural way of extracting oil; America has more of this than any other country
  5. The component of a Septic tank made from pipes underground
  6. A direct point at which pollution distinctly enters water
  7. Harmless organisms inside the human body that act as indicator species
  8. A body of water designed to handle large quantities of livestock manure
  9. An area with a high demand of oxygen; usually caused by an algae bloom
  10. the initiative passed in 1972 to preserve the properties of surface water
  11. The rapid change in water temperature that is deadly to organisms
Down
  1. Element of the safe drinking act
  2. The unhealthy change in water temperature caused by human interference
  3. An act passed to set a national standard for drinking water
  4. Solid waste
  5. The result of human negligence that causes the disturbance of water
  6. Acid filtered into Earth by natural occurances such as rain
  7. A component of a septic system that recieves waste from a household
  8. An increase of fertility in an area of water
  9. Industrial compounds responsible for environmental problems that manufacture plastics
  10. the event of an area of water having an excess amount of nutrients
  11. An area with no direct point polluting water
  12. A sewage treatment process involving a septic tank
  13. The result of sewage and livestock waste contaminating water
  14. relatively clear wastewater found in the septic tank

25 Clues: Solid waste • Harmful chemicals used for fuel • Element of the safe drinking act • An increase of fertility in an area of water • An area with no direct point polluting water • A sewage treatment process involving a septic tank • The amount of oxygen that is necessary for one area • relatively clear wastewater found in the septic tank • ...

Water Pollution 2022-12-08

Water Pollution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a scientist at NASA may use these to make fuel for rockets
  2. Trash and garbage run off into these which transport them to the ocean
  3. A biotic process used in cleaning up oil spills in the ocean
  4. If rain water flows into a stream but carries harmful debris into the water, this is called
  5. biphenyls (PCBs) Manufacturing companies use these in order to make plastic products which can greatly harm the environment
  6. Your house may have this if you don’t live in an urban area
  7. Runoff that picks up deris and then flows into a river is an example of
  8. (BOD) An algal bloom may drastically lower this in a body of water
  9. highly toxic material found in water pipes and also pencils
  10. an area in a septic tank where clear water can be found
  11. Ecoli is a type of bacteria that if found in water can tell scientists if human waste has entered the water, this is known as
Down
  1. BPA being introduced to fish because of pollution causing an increase in female populations because of the estrogen in chemical is an example
  2. This process can result in an algal bloom which will later lead to a dead zone in a body of water
  3. if people are connected to a city sewer system, they probably have this to treat their wastewater
  4. build up in waste can lead to it turning into a solid known as
  5. when cattle farmers need to pick up livestock waste, due to the large quantity of the waste instead of going into a septic tank, it goes here
  6. If someone takes a shower or goes to the bathroom, the water used in this process is now recognised as this
  7. A sewage plant is pumping waste into a local river and polluting the water, this sewage plant is now recognised as this place
  8. Power plants that create electricity by heating water are often the cause of this type of pollution
  9. a highly toxic material that Asia has a serious problem with because of their coal burning
  10. Scientists used a special kind of bacteria to test water quality, this bacteria would be known as
  11. After it rains, the ph in a water body may lower as a result of this process
  12. as waste leaves your toilet, after it travels through your septic tank it goes here
  13. A body of water can become this after an algal bloom
  14. a highly toxic material known to cause cancer

25 Clues: a highly toxic material known to cause cancer • A body of water can become this after an algal bloom • an area in a septic tank where clear water can be found • a scientist at NASA may use these to make fuel for rockets • Your house may have this if you don’t live in an urban area • highly toxic material found in water pipes and also pencils • ...

water cycle 2022-05-12

water cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. describes how water evaporates from earth
  2. continuous circulation of water
  3. water sinking into the ground
  4. An hard substance
  5. underground water
  6. a substance or matter in which it will expand freely
  7. Water as a gas
  8. from snow to vapor
  9. gas into a liquid
  10. water in the gassiest form
  11. flow of water
Down
  1. the natural soil of the ground filters
  2. gas transform into a solid
  3. rain , snow , sleet ,hail
  4. the water found in lakes and rivers
  5. Liquid into gas
  6. a substance that flows
  7. the release of water from plant leafs
  8. what makes water cycle works
  9. any significant accumulation of water

20 Clues: flow of water • Water as a gas • Liquid into gas • An hard substance • underground water • gas into a liquid • from snow to vapor • a substance that flows • rain , snow , sleet ,hail • water in the gassiest form • gas transform into a solid • what makes water cycle works • water sinking into the ground • continuous circulation of water • the water found in lakes and rivers • ...

Water Resources 2023-05-05

Water Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. designed for people to live in
  2. areas where water infiltrates through permeable rock
  3. solution that contains the maximum amount of solute that is capable of dissolving
  4. a period of abnormally dry weather; lack of rain
  5. a channel made to divert the flow of water
  6. increase of salt concentration in soil
  7. water containing less than a thousand milligrams of salt
  8. measure of acidity
  9. a natural process that results from nutrients in water
  10. contaminant that end up on the ground naturally or from human activity
  11. underground water held in soil
  12. area of land that drains all streams and rainfall into a common outlet
  13. underground area where the surface is saturated with water
  14. allows liquids to pass through
  15. large natural stream of water
  16. source of pollution when pollutants are discharged
  17. supply of water to help crops grow
Down
  1. large lake used as a source of water supply
  2. a source of supply
  3. microorganism that can cause disease
  4. large body of water surrounded by land
  5. barrier to hold back water to generate a water supply
  6. second largest river in North America
  7. river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
  8. artificial waterways for drainage
  9. landscaping which requires no irrigation
  10. a mutual connection between two things
  11. an underground layer of water-bearing, permeable rock
  12. ocean water, saline water
  13. property of a material that water cant pass through
  14. physical material that humans need and value
  15. polluting substance
  16. used water that includes human waste
  17. slow escape through porous material

34 Clues: a source of supply • measure of acidity • polluting substance • ocean water, saline water • large natural stream of water • designed for people to live in • underground water held in soil • allows liquids to pass through • artificial waterways for drainage • supply of water to help crops grow • slow escape through porous material • microorganism that can cause disease • ...

Ocean/Water 2023-09-27

Ocean/Water crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.
  2. When a wave reaches a beach or coastline, it releases a burst of energy that generates a current, which runs parallel to the shoreline
  3. Underwater Mountain range
  4. liquid into gas
  5. Biggest ocean
  6. rain,hail,sleet,snow
  7. "a mass or quantity of something that has gradually gathered or been acquired.
  8. "the area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean. The continental shelf is geologically part of the continental crust."
  9. powerful, channeled currents of water flowing away from shore
  10. "the slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor."
  11. water infiltration into the soil"
  12. Flat area in Ocean
Down
  1. "a submarine mountain"
  2. Ocean in the South
  3. noun: accumulation
  4. Ocean named after India
  5. A rhythmic movement that carries enrgy
  6. An island with a volcano
  7. currents that happen on the surface
  8. Ocean between four continents
  9. ermeation of a liquid into something by filtration.
  10. gas into liquid
  11. currents deep in the ocean
  12. evaporation of plants
  13. a tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon when there is least difference between high and low water.
  14. "a long, narrow ditch"
  15. A huge wave

27 Clues: A huge wave • Biggest ocean • liquid into gas • gas into liquid • Ocean in the South • noun: accumulation • Flat area in Ocean • rain,hail,sleet,snow • evaporation of plants • "a submarine mountain" • "a long, narrow ditch" • Ocean named after India • An island with a volcano • Underwater Mountain range • currents deep in the ocean • Ocean between four continents • ...

Water Activities 2024-09-27

Water Activities crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – A water sport in which the surfer rides a bodyboard on the crest, face, and curl of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore.
  2. tubing – The activity of floating down a flowing water body (river, stream) on a floating device like an inner tube or inflatable raft and letting the current floating the person downstream.
  3. - Breath-hold diving where the diver proceeds to the depths using on one breath. Various disciplines are available for competition freediving including constant ballast, variable ballast and no-limits (to name three)
  4. – An activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle to move across water. A canoe is a lightweight narrow water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using paddles.
  5. - The practice of swimming face down on or through a body of water while breathing the ambient air through a shaped tube called a snorkel, usually with swimming goggles or a diving mask, and swimfins. In cooler waters, a wetsuit may also be worn.
  6. diving - The action or sport of swimming under water without a diving suit, typically in deep water using an aqualung and flippers.
  7. - A wave riding discipline in which the surfer rides a board on their knees.
  8. – The activity of using an underwater scooter, also called a diver propulsion vehicle (DPV), underwater propulsion vehicle, sea scooter, or swimmer delivery vehicle that can operate on the water’s surface as well as under water.
  9. - A surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found on ocean shores, but can also be found as standing waves in the open ocean, in lakes, in rivers in the form of a tidal bore, or in wave pools.
  10. - A water sport in which the rider, standing on a wakeboard (a board with foot bindings), is towed behind a motorboat across its wake and especially up off the crest in order to perform aerial maneuvers.
  11. rafting – The recreational activity where a water-craft (typically a rubber raft) made for navigating whitewater rapids is navigated through white water rapids.
  12. - a wind-propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing.[1] It is also referred to as "sailboarding" and "boardsailing"
  13. - The use of a kayak for moving over water. A kayak is a small, narrow human-powered watercraft typically propelled by means of a long, double-bladed paddle.
Down
  1. soaking – The activity of immersing oneself in a water for relaxation or for wellness/ therapeutic reasons. Soaking is often done in warm water such as geothermal hot springs
  2. diving - Where the diver uses air tanks to help sustain their life whilst diving for extended periods of time.
  3. surfing - The sport of riding a wave without the assistance of any buoyant device such as a surfboard or bodyboard; to ride on a wave without a surfboard by planing on the chest and stomach
  4. - A sport where the "diver" proceeds under the water for a period of time
  5. - A boardsport in which a skimboard is used to skim/glide across the shallow water's surface on a beach to meet an incoming breaking wave, and ride it back to shore. Skimboards are smaller, thinner and rounder than a surfboard.
  6. -The recreational activity of navigating a river or other body of water with a raft. A raft is any flat structure for support or transportation over water. It is usually of basic design, characterized by the absence of a hull. Rafts are usually kept afloat by using any combination of buoyant materials such as wood, sealed barrels, or inflated air chambers, and are typically not propelled by an engine
  7. diving - The activity of diving to looking for small marine life at dive sites that may be a little mucky having little underwater visibility.
  8. - The sport or activity of propelling oneself through water using the limbs (arms, legs).
  9. Skiing - The activity of using a jetskki to travel across water
  10. surfing - The sport of surfing either standing waves, tidal bores or upstream waves in rivers.
  11. skiing - A surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the surface on two skis or one ski.
  12. swing jumping – The activity of jumping from a rope swing into a body of water. Rope swings are made from a single piece of rope usually suspended from trees with a seat tied in for someone to sit and swing on.
  13. - Use of a speargun to hunt underwater. Most Spearfishermen are also freedivers as they can get closer to the fish than they can with Scuba kit.
  14. Diving - Scuba divers that push the envelope by diving in conditions beyond most sport divers (for example very deep or in No Clear Surface situations). Usually require more equipment and training.
  15. / kiteboarding - A sport that involves using wind power with a large power kite to pull a rider across a water, land, snow, sand, or other surface.
  16. Diving - The leaping off a cliff edge, usually into a body of water, as a form of sport.
  17. Paddleboarding (SUP) - Stand-up paddleboarding is an outdoor water sports activity where a rider stands up on a large board and uses a paddle to move through the water.

30 Clues: Skiing - The activity of using a jetskki to travel across water • - A sport where the "diver" proceeds under the water for a period of time • - A wave riding discipline in which the surfer rides a board on their knees. • Diving - The leaping off a cliff edge, usually into a body of water, as a form of sport. • ...

water sports 2025-02-18

water sports crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Any vehicle used for traveling on water.
  2. A series of boat races.
  3. Riding on the crest of a wave, typically using a board.
  4. A dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.
  5. Skimming the surface of water on skis while being towed by a boat.
  6. Using a small, narrow watercraft propelled by a double-bladed paddle.
  7. Navigating a boat using sails.
  8. Moving through water by using the limbs.
  9. Moving a small boat through water using a paddle.
Down
  1. People trained to rescue swimmers in distress.
  2. The use of water for pain relief and treatment.
  3. Sports or activities performed in water.
  4. Propelling a boat using oars.
  5. Swimming on the surface of water while breathing through a tube.
  6. The activity of traveling in a boat for pleasure.
  7. Paddling a narrow, lightweight boat.
  8. Underwater diving with a self-contained breathing apparatus.
  9. A large, luxurious boat used for cruising or racing.
  10. Jumping or falling into water, often from a platform.
  11. Riding on water using a sailboard.

20 Clues: A series of boat races. • Propelling a boat using oars. • Navigating a boat using sails. • Riding on water using a sailboard. • Paddling a narrow, lightweight boat. • Any vehicle used for traveling on water. • Sports or activities performed in water. • Moving through water by using the limbs. • People trained to rescue swimmers in distress. • ...

Water Pollution 2025-04-28

Water Pollution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. main cause of oil pollution in the oceans → Spills (6 letters)
  2. inputs of nutrients leads to high levels of nutrients → Eutrophication (14 letters)
  3. that attach through rain/snow → Atmosphericdeposition (20 letters)
  4. connected to house wastewater → Septictank (10 letters)
  5. used on cargo ships to prevent spills → Doublehull (10 letters)
  6. water pollution (temperature) → Thermalshock (12 letters, same as Across 9)
  7. that occurs in a diffuse area → Nonpointsource (14 letters)
  8. used to detect pathogens → Indicatorspecies (16 letters)
  9. depleted of oxygen → Deadzones (9 letters)
  10. of water → Waterpollution (14 letters)
  11. metal from pipes → Lead (4 letters)
  12. to the bottom of septic tanks → Sludge (6 letters)
Down
  1. indicating pollution level → Turbidity (9 letters)
  2. manufacture in the U.S ended in 1979 → PCBs (4 letters)
  3. organisms that pose a threat to crops and health → Pesticides (10 letters)
  4. that kills organisms by drastically changing the water temperature → Thermalshock (12 letters)
  5. fairly clear middle water layer → Thermocline (11 letters)
  6. soil near rockets → Perchlorates (12 letters)
  7. of pipes and lawns (septic system) → Drainfield (10 letters)
  8. sewage system → SepticSystem (12 letters)
  9. from a distinct location → Pointsource (11 letters)
  10. & human waste pollution → Nutrientpollution (16 letters)
  11. nitrogen/phosphorus phenomenon → Eutrophication (14 letters, same as Across 7)
  12. indicator species → Fecalcoliform (13 letters)

24 Clues: metal from pipes → Lead (4 letters) • of water → Waterpollution (14 letters) • sewage system → SepticSystem (12 letters) • depleted of oxygen → Deadzones (9 letters) • soil near rockets → Perchlorates (12 letters) • indicator species → Fecalcoliform (13 letters) • indicating pollution level → Turbidity (9 letters) • to the bottom of septic tanks → Sludge (6 letters) • ...

Water quality 2025-02-28

Water quality crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 6
  4. 13
  5. 14
  6. 21
  7. 9
  8. 4
  9. 11
  10. 20
  11. 10
  12. 1
Down
  1. 16
  2. 7
  3. 12
  4. 22
  5. 18
  6. 5
  7. 17
  8. 19
  9. 15
  10. 8
  11. 23

23 Clues: 7 • 3 • 2 • 6 • 5 • 9 • 4 • 8 • 1 • 16 • 12 • 22 • 18 • 13 • 14 • 21 • 17 • 19 • 11 • 15 • 20 • 23 • 10

Water quality 2025-02-28

Water quality crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 20
  2. 16
  3. 14
  4. 4
  5. 17
  6. 15
  7. 5
  8. 7
Down
  1. 2
  2. 18
  3. 1
  4. 6
  5. 19
  6. 9
  7. 8
  8. 12
  9. 11
  10. 21
  11. 13
  12. 3
  13. 22
  14. 10
  15. 23

23 Clues: 2 • 1 • 6 • 9 • 4 • 8 • 3 • 5 • 7 • 18 • 20 • 19 • 16 • 14 • 12 • 17 • 11 • 21 • 13 • 22 • 10 • 15 • 23

Water Cycle 2025-01-30

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water that is located below the surface is ____.
  2. Water ____ enters or leaves the earths system.
  3. ______happens when plants release water vapor.
  4. When water is collecting in a body of water.
  5. Out of the 3% of freshwater we have most is stored in ____.
  6. The flow of water through soil is called____.
  7. When water vapor turns into liquid it is called_____.
  8. The movement of water from ground to air and back to ground is the____.
  9. When water vapor ____ it turns into condensation.
  10. The majority of the water on earth is located in____.
Down
  1. The storage of groundwater is called an _____.
  2. Freezing rain is also called _____.
  3. Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of ____.
  4. ____causes precipitation to happen.
  5. When measuring the amount of liquid stored in soil, it is called the_____ of the soil.
  6. When water evaporates and turn into a gas, the gas is called _____.
  7. When liquid changes to a gas it is called_____.
  8. Water you can see above ground is called_____.
  9. The downward entry of water into the soil or rock surface.
  10. When water changes for a ____ to a gas it is called evaporation.
  11. When humans litter we call it ______.
  12. The area of land that funnels all of its water inot a body of water is the ____.
  13. When water flows over the land surface it is called___.
  14. ____ are just tiny water droplets in the sky.
  15. The___provides the energy for the water cycle.
  16. Sometimes in the spring, there are tiny droplets of water that forms on grass that is called___.

26 Clues: Freezing rain is also called _____. • ____causes precipitation to happen. • When humans litter we call it ______. • When water is collecting in a body of water. • The flow of water through soil is called____. • ____ are just tiny water droplets in the sky. • The storage of groundwater is called an _____. • Water ____ enters or leaves the earths system. • ...

Water Systems 2025-01-27

Water Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what differs from region to region in water
  2. what is a hurricane called when it's over an ocean
  3. what provides energy required to allow the water cycle to work
  4. an area with a small localized climate that is different from the climate around it
  5. what is the upper surface of groundwater zone called
  6. what provinces have less severe storms/hurricanes
  7. when snow builds up over time it creates a ________
  8. which hemisphere has 61% ocean
  9. what is the name of Canada's worst hurricane
  10. what has a higher heat capacity then land or air
Down
  1. what has undergone natural periods of warming and cooling
  2. the ability of a material to absorb heat
  3. which hemisphere has 81% ocean
  4. what starts from a thunderstorm over an ocean
  5. average nightly ________ have been increasing worldwide
  6. what drainage basin was deforested and couldn't hold anymore water after the Hurricane
  7. what is an underground freshwater reservoir called
  8. earth has been in an ________ period that started more than 11,000 years ago
  9. there is no end or ________ to the water cycle
  10. what is a place called where all water is present

20 Clues: which hemisphere has 81% ocean • which hemisphere has 61% ocean • the ability of a material to absorb heat • what differs from region to region in water • what is the name of Canada's worst hurricane • what starts from a thunderstorm over an ocean • there is no end or ________ to the water cycle • what has a higher heat capacity then land or air • ...