Water Systems Crossword Puzzles
Across
- 3. Process where water changes from liquid to vapor.
- 7. Large, still body of freshwater.
- 8. Movement of water through soil and rocks.
- 11. Water released from clouds as rain, snow, or hail.
- 13. Landform where a river spreads out into multiple streams.
- 17. Water that flows over land into rivers and lakes.
- 18. Relating to the land adjacent to rivers or streams.
- 22. Small, flowing body of water.
- 23. A storage area for water, often behind a dam.
- 24. Wastewater from homes and businesses.
- 28. Particles carried and deposited by water.
- 29. Wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice.
- 30. Prolonged period of little or no rainfall.
Down
- 1. The largest body of saltwater.
- 2. Artificial supply of water to crops.
- 4. Natural water source where groundwater flows to the surface.
- 5. Ecosystem saturated with water, like swamps or marshes.
- 6. Area of land prone to flooding near a river.
- 9. Smaller river or stream flowing into a larger one.
- 10. Process of removing salt from seawater.
- 12. Regular rise and fall of ocean water.
- 14. Study of water in Earth's systems.
- 15. Man-made waterway for transportation or irrigation.
- 16. Level below which the ground is saturated with water.
- 19. Land area that drains into a river or stream.
- 20. Vapor turning into liquid water, forming clouds.
- 21. Water located beneath the Earth's surface.
- 25. Area where freshwater meets saltwater.
- 26. Underground layer of water-bearing rock.
- 27. Hot spring that periodically erupts with water and steam.