Across
- 1. The act or process of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of soil, water, or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances.
- 3. The region enclosed by such a divide and draining into a river, river system, or other body of water.
- 4. The slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium.
- 8. The rate of flow of a liquid or gas through a porous material.
- 10. A measure of the acidity of a solution. Neutral has a pH of 7, an acid has a pH of 6 or less, and a base has a pH of 8 or more.
- 11. A natural or artificial pond or lake used for the storage and regulation of water.
Down
- 2. The act of giving off water through the leaf of a plant.
- 5. Any rainfall that is not absorbed by the soil
- 6. Table The level below the ground that is saturated with water.
- 7. Water Water beneath the earth's surface, often between saturated soil and rock, that supplies wells and springs.
- 8. To drain or seep through a porous material or filter.
- 9. An underground bed or layer of permeable rock, sediment, or soil that yields water.
- 10. The ratio of the volume of space to the total volume of a rock.
