Watersheds and Water Sources

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