water terms

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Across
  1. 3. water falling in liquid or solid state form from the atmosphere to earth (e.g. rain, snow)
  2. 5. The movement of water in a natural channel such as a river
  3. 6. Clouds are of course the most visible manifestation of water in this
  4. 9. An underground layer of permeable rock, sediment, or soil that yields water.
  5. 12. able to be dissolve in a liquid
  6. 14. in the direction of a stream's current
  7. 17. water water above the surface of the land including rivers, streams, ponds, flood water and runoff
  8. 19. The changing of snow or ice to water vapor without melting
  9. 22. "water loving"; readily dissolving or absorbing in water
  10. 24. a stream that contributes its water to another larger stream or body of water
  11. 27. the source of a stream or river
  12. 29. The process by which water is changed from liquid to a gas or vapor
  13. 30. and snow Freshwater stored in frozen form
Down
  1. 1. water coming from the air
  2. 2. an additive that encourages the suspension of one liquid in another
  3. 4. The process by which water vapor is discharged to the atmosphere as a result of evaporation from the soil and transpiration by plants.
  4. 7. suitable or safe for drinking
  5. 8. conservation The use of water-saving methods to reduce the amount of water needed for homes, lawns, farming and industry in order to preserve water supplies for optimum long-term economic and social benefit.
  6. 10. water water in liquid form dropped from clouds as precipitation
  7. 11. runoff Precipitation runoff which travels over the soil surface to the nearest stream channel
  8. 13. use The total volume of fresh water used to produce the goods and services consumed by an individual community or business; also called a water footprint.
  9. 15. A place where a concentrated discharge of groundwater flows at the ground surface
  10. 16. stem the main course of a river or stream into which other smaller rivers or streams (tributaries) flow
  11. 18. The movement of water as surface runoff from snow and ice to surface water
  12. 20. The downward movement of water from the land surface into soil or porous rock
  13. 21. flow The movement of water through or past something; usually expressed as a volume unit per time.
  14. 23. The land area from which surface runoff drains into a stream channel, lake, reservoir, drainage or catchment
  15. 25. flow The movement of water out of the ground
  16. 26. "water fearing", repelling tending not to combine with or unable to dissolve in water
  17. 28. precipitation that flows over land to surface streams, rivers and lakes