WATER RESOUCES

4. It is a shallow wetland around lakes, streams and oceans where grasses and reeds are the dominant vegetation.
9. It occurs when the rate of precipitation is higher than the rate in which it could be absorbed by the ground or carried by streams.
11. It is created when groundwater emerges to the ground surface.
12. It is a moving body of surface water that flows downslope toward sea level because of gravity.
13. Land areas where water covers the surface for significant periods.
15. It is the average length of time spent by water molecule in a reservoir.
17. It is a soil, rock or sediment that is frozen for more than two consecutive years.
20. It is a permanent body of ice which consists largely of recrystallized snow.

1. Barriers constructed along streams to contain the flow of water.
2. these are small and shallow lakes.
3. It is fresh water found in rock and soil layers beneath the surface.
5. Is a subsystem of the Earth that contains the totality of Earth's water including the cryosphere.
6. It is also known as water cycle which refers to the movement of water around Earth's surface and its subsystems.
7. It is a partly enclosed coastal body of water where freshwater from stream meets the salt water from the sea.
8. These are large inland bodies of fresh saline water.
10. total amount of empty pore spaces in the rock
14. It is a vast body of saline water and also the largest water reservoir.
16. refers to the saltiness of water
18. It is a stream with considerable volume and well-defined channel.
19. It is a wetland with lush trees and vegetation found in low-lying areas beside slow-moving rivers.