Water Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. System that measures surface water runoff
  2. 6. Water is able to pass through
  3. 8. The build-up of chemicals in fish and other organisms
  4. 9. Place where a hole is dug into the water table to get fresh water
  5. 10. A place covered in water
  6. 13. Barrier that holds water in a river back into a lake
  7. 16. Water is not able to pass through
  8. 17. Uppermost zone of the groundwater section
  9. 19. Liquid that runs downhill
  10. 21. Water that has more than 1000 milligrams of salt per liter
  11. 22. An area where water all empties into the same body of water
  12. 24. A source of pollution that can be directly sourced
  13. 26. Fresh water that is dirty
  14. 27. Water underground
Down
  1. 1. Area where water sinks through rock
  2. 2. A river and its tributaries
  3. 3. Concentration of toxins in organisms
  4. 5. Removing salt from water in order to make it safe to drink
  5. 7. Occurs when an overabundance of nutrients causes overgrowth of plants in a body of water
  6. 11. Where a river empties into the ocean
  7. 12. A source of pollution that can not be directly sourced
  8. 14. Underwater section of water that is usually contained in rock
  9. 15. Anything that contaminates a water source
  10. 18. Landscaping that involves little to no irrigation
  11. 20. Water that has less than 1000 milligrams of salt per liter
  12. 23. Area of land next to a water source
  13. 25. Large body of water used as a water supply