Groundwater, Surface Water & Ocean Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. Water held beneath Earth’s surface.
  2. 6. Rain Precipitation containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions and other pollutants combine with water.
  3. 9. (Base) Property of being a base. Substances with pH values between7-14.
  4. 10. Occurs when a fish pollution is being depleted faster than it can reproduce itself.
  5. 12. Spill The release of oil into the environment; a form of pollution maybe natural or due to human activity.
  6. 13. A stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water
  7. 16. An underground rock formation where water collects.
  8. 17. Reef An artificial reef is a man-made, underwater structure.
  9. 19. source pollution Pollution that cannot be traced to a specific source
  10. 21. zone The area of land that allows water to replenish an aquifer
Down
  1. 1. The introduction of harmful substance or products into the environment, usually as a result of human activities.
  2. 2. Shed An area of land where all of the water drains into the same body of water
  3. 3. The removal of sediment from the bottom of a Sea or River.
  4. 4. water water that is above the Earth surface
  5. 6. Property of being acidic. Substances with PH values between 0-7
  6. 7. Organisms that float in the water and drift with the currents.
  7. 8. Measurements oh how acidic or basic a substance is.
  8. 11. system An underground treatment system for household sewage.
  9. 14. The process of dragging huge , heavy nets over the sea flow, scooping up everything in their path. Dredging / The removal of sediment from the bottom of a Sea or River.
  10. 15. Anything capable of causing disease.
  11. 18. The water flow that occurs when water from rain, snowmelt, or other sources flows over the land.
  12. 20. Salt water ecosystems and organisms