WATER ENVIRONMENT

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Across
  1. 2. This Hurricane resulted in flooding in Central America which produced torrential rains and killed thousands of people.
  2. 5. Used to kill unwanted plants (i.e. weeds)
  3. 7. It is the conversion of water from lakes, streams and other bodies of water to water vapor.
  4. 9. In 1999, ___ killed a number of people in the central and eastern United States and a drought devastated crops and water supplies.
Down
  1. 1. ______ in oxygen is fatal to many aquatic animals such as fish
  2. 3. DIOXIDE It is produced by respiratory processes in water and sediments and can also enter water from the atmosphere.
  3. 4. Due to water’s higher surface tension than any other liquid, it remains as the controlling factor in ___.
  4. 6. Surface water mineral content is ___.
  5. 7. The surface water exists for only part of the year.
  6. 8. It is freshwater found in underground reservoirs