Across
- 2. the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.
- 4. Water vapour drawn into the atmosphere by the sun.
- 7. add available water to a system. This can include precipitation, run-off and ground water inflow.
- 8. remove available water from a system. This can include stream outflows, evaporation, transpiration and virtual water.
- 10. limitless or endless in space, extent, or size; impossible to measure or calculate. In terms of resources renewable.
- 12. balance The flow of water in and out and changes in storage of a surface water system, groundwater system, catchment or specified area over a defined period of time
- 13. limited in size or extent. In terms of resources non-renewable, will run out.
- 14. Water returning to earth as rain, snow, hail & dew.
Down
- 1. refers to water that is stored in the soil, aquifer, or vegetation.
- 3. A setting and conditions of an area in which activity occurs, and where features may be natural, managed or constructed.
- 5. (of a plant or leaf) the exhalation of water vapour through the stomata.
- 6. the total amount of water, including the water vapor, in an unsaturated soil.
- 9. lose more than 90 per cent of their water through transpiration"
- 11. all the materials available in our environment which are technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally sustainable and help us to satisfy our needs and wants.