Watershed and Water Sources

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Across
  1. 2. Collecting and storing rainwater for future use.
  2. 4. Contaminants that degrade water quality, often from industrial activities, agriculture, and improper waste disposal.
  3. 8. The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
  4. 10. Services Benefits provided by natural systems, including clean water, flood regulation, and habitat provision.
  5. 11. The primary pathway through which water flows in a watershed.
  6. 13. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than infiltrating into the soil.
  7. 14. The process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water.
  8. 17. Strategies to protect and manage water resources, including sustainable practices and reducing pollution.
  9. 19. The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor.
Down
  1. 1. A geological formation that can store and transmit groundwater.
  2. 3. The process by which water enters the soil and becomes groundwater.
  3. 4. Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches the ground, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  4. 5. The continuous movement of water through the atmosphere, surface, and groundwater.
  5. 6. The source of a river or stream.
  6. 7. An area of land that drains into a particular water body.
  7. 9. Excessive withdrawal of water for agricultural, industrial, or domestic use.
  8. 12. Smaller streams or rivers that flow into a larger one.
  9. 15. Water Water that is found on the surface of the Earth, such as rivers, lakes ,and reservoirs.
  10. 16. Water stored in aquifers beneath the Earth's surface.
  11. 18. The end point where the watershed drains into a larger body of water.