Watersheds and Water Sources - Jose

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