Watersheds Analee Hernandez

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