Watershed Vocabulary Crossword

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