Across
- 3. shallow enough for rooted plants to grow across the entire bottom
- 7. the beginning of a stream
- 10. the natural path of the water flow
- 11. of or found in freshwater; not in sea
- 12. usually larger than a pond and has areas that are too deep for rooted plants to grow
- 15. the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by large numbers of individual particles that are generally invisible to the naked eye, similar to smoke in air
- 16. smallest
- 22. when more oxygen is dissolved in water than normally would be dissolved at a given
- 25. grow in deep water & are rooted in the muddy bottom. Grow entirely below the water’s surface.
- 26. a body of flowing water that is much larger and deeper than a stream; fed by smaller streams and sometimes rivers call tributaries
- 27. water that lacks certain minerals
- 28. have floating leaves and flowers
- 30. a localized and stationary pollution source.
Down
- 1. the line along the highest elevation that divides two watersheds
- 2. when the oxygen diffuses in the gills of fish
- 4. a source of pollution that issues from widely distributed or pervasive environmental elements.
- 5. the land area that is drained when drops of rain join others to flow to a particular stream, river, lake, or wetland
- 6. of or found in saltwater; in sea
- 8. moderate slope with 3rd or 4th order streams
- 9. shallow areas of swiftly flowing water
- 10. the place where two streams meet
- 13. water that contain high amounts of calcium and magnesium from limestone
- 14. when 2 second order streams meet
- 17. when 2 first orders streams meet
- 18. are also known as drainage basins
- 19. grow in shallow water mostly above the water
- 20. shallow areas in a stream where the water appears white because its surface is broken as it flows over rocks
- 21. consist of rapids, riffles, and waterfalls are abundant
- 23. freshwater ecosystems with relatively fast moving waster
- 24. slow moving body of water where the water seems to stand still
- 29. the place where the river enters a lake or ocean
