Introduction to Freshwater

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Across
  1. 1. – Places where water is held within a system.
  2. 6. – Water falling from the sky (rain, snow, sleet, or hail).
  3. 7. – All the frozen water on Earth (ice, glaciers, snow).
  4. 9. – The place where a river begins.
  5. 11. – The place where a river flows into a sea, lake, or another river.
  6. 13. – The boundary that separates one drainage basin from another.
  7. 14. – Underground layers of rock that store water.
  8. 16. – Smaller rivers or streams that flow into a larger river.
  9. 17. – The point where two rivers meet.
Down
  1. 2. – A system that exchanges energy and matter with its surroundings.
  2. 3. – Things that leave a system (like water flowing out to the sea).
  3. 4. – Water that flows over the ground into rivers.
  4. 5. – The path that a river follows as it flows.
  5. 8. – The area of land where all water drains into a particular river.
  6. 10. – The process of water turning into water vapor due to heat.
  7. 12. – Movements of water within a system.
  8. 15. – Things that enter a system (like water entering a river system).