Chapter 14 Vocabulary
Across
- 4. Moving water from its source to where humans use it, like homes and farm fields.
- 5. Water pollution from a distinct source, such as a factory or sewer pipe.
- 6. Where surface water soaks into the ground and reaches an aquifer below.
- 10. Water that is relatively pure with few dissolved salts.
- 11. Disease-causing organisms and viruses.
- 14. All of the land area that supplies water to a particular river system.
- 15. Any obstruction place in a river or stream to block its flow.
- 16. Choosing outdoor plants for landscaping that are adapted to arid conditions.
- 17. Soil and rock layers containing spaces/pores that water can pass.
- 18. The buildup of salts in the surface layers of the soil.
- 19. Sponge-like formations of rock, sand, or gravel that hold water.
- 20. Water moving downhill forming a network of connected streams and rivers.
- 22. Water pollution that comes from many places spread over a large area.
- 23. Excess nutrients that causes sudden explosions of algal growth.
- 24. Popular system where wastewater runs through a pipe from the house to an underground tank.
Down
- 1. Large lakes that store water for human use.
- 2. Water that has been used by people in some way.
- 3. A type of algal bloom that produces reddish pigments.
- 7. Nutrient pollution by humans that increases the rate of eutrophication.
- 8. Water found below Earth's surface.
- 9. "Make" fresh water by removing salt from seawater.
- 12. Water found on Earth's surface.
- 13. Soil and rock layers with few or no pores.
- 20. Water that flows over land and has not been absorbed into the ground.
- 21. A hole dug into an aquifer to reach groundwater.