AFNR 4.3 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. The changing of a liquid to a gas.
  2. 6. The seepage of water into soil or rock.
  3. 7. Any broad or narrow, crested, elongated land feature that rises above or separates lowlands, plains, or valley basins.
  4. 9. Any standing body of inland water.
  5. 11. The ability or power to conduct or transmit electricity.
  6. 14. Clearness of appearance.
  7. 15. Water within the earth that supplies wells and springs.
  8. 17. The total stream discharge of water, including both surface and subsurface flow.
  9. 19. Living in water.
  10. 21. A dense, compacted layer of soil under the surface that may interfere with the downward penetration of both roots and water.
  11. 22. Cloudiness of water caused by the presence of colloidal matter or other finely divided suspended matter.
  12. 23. Pollution that occurs from a single source.
  13. 25. An area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
  14. 27. In relation to water, changing from a solid to a liquid.
  15. 28. The point where two streams meet.
  16. 29. The pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
Down
  1. 1. Generating electricity by conversion of the energy of running water.
  2. 2. The amount of water, hail, sleet, snow, or other moisture received from clouds.
  3. 3. One of the multitudinous features taken together makes up the earth’s surface. It includes all broad features, such as plains, plateaus, mountains, and all the minor features, such as hills, valleys, slopes, canyons, and alluvial fans.
  4. 5. The process of turning a vapor into a liquid.
  5. 8. The presence of substances in a body of water, soil, or air to impair the usefulness or render it offensive to the senses of sight, taste, or smell.
  6. 10. A stream of water bearing the waste of the land from higher to lower ground.
  7. 12. Pollution that defers in both origin and in time and points of discharge and depends heavily on weather conditions such as rainstorms and snowmelt. Pollutants can originate from natural source areas and areas affected by people’s activities.
  8. 13. The downward movement of water through the soil in response to the pull of gravity.
  9. 14. An undesirable substance present but is not intentionally added.
  10. 16. The passage of water through a plant from the roots through the vascular system to the atmosphere.
  11. 18. The amount of oxygen present in water in a dissolved state.
  12. 20. Flowing water from a natural or artificial channel.
  13. 24. Water on the surface, as lakes and rivers, in contrast to that underground.
  14. 26. A geologic formation or structure that transmits water in a sufficient quantity to supply the needs for water development.