Water Review Crossword
Across
- 2. tank used to store water
- 5. rate at which organic matter is created by producers
- 6. top of saturated zone
- 8. removal of salt from water
- 10. water that has a low salt content
- 13. lowering of the water table caused by well pumping
- 15. household waste water from showers and laundry
- 17. causes limited life span of large dams
- 20. legislation that limits water pollution
- 21. chemical needed to sustain life
- 22. single nutrient that controls primary productivity
Down
- 1. most water efficient method of watering plants
- 3. water with a salt content too high for drinking but not as salty as the ocean
- 4. land area that drains into a river
- 7. natural nutrient enrichment of a river where it flows into a lake or ocean
- 9. underground, water-bearing, geologic structure
- 11. bacteria in the roots of legumes convert N2 into ammonia
- 12. water that is fit to drink
- 14. process used to kill bacteria and viruses in waste water treatment
- 16. dense growth of algae caused by large limiting nutrient influx
- 18. oil or natural gas extracted from shale deposits
- 19. property right allowing use of surface or ground water