Water Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Name for a long period of dry weather that can cause a water shortage
  2. 7. Groundwater leaves the ground and enters a lake or stream in a _________ area
  3. 9. Name for when people add water to crops or other plants to help them grow
  4. 10. Type of water that is found deep underground in an aquifer
  5. 12. Name for a deep hole in the ground that people built to get groundwater from an aquifer
Down
  1. 1. Groundwater is an important source of ________ water for many Oregon communities
  2. 3. Part of the water cycle when water soaks deep into the ground refilling the spaces between rocks and sediment in underground aquifers
  3. 4. Place where groundwater is found that is made up of many layers of soil, sand, and rock
  4. 5. To __________ is to add a harmful substance to water that makes it dirty or unsafe to use
  5. 6. An area of land where water (like rain or snowmelt) collects in one place
  6. 8. Water on the earth’s surface that flows over the ground instead of soaking into the soil
  7. 11. Word used to describe the movement of water from one location to another