Watersheds and Water Sources Crossword Puzzle

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