Water Resources----Weidert

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Across
  1. 2. heat source that raises the temperature of a waterway
  2. 7. path rainfall takes to the nearest river system
  3. 11. pollution from a specific location
  4. 13. structures built to control a the flow of ribers
  5. 17. makes up 97% of water on Earth
  6. 18. common large point source pollutions for oceans
  7. 19. passed in 1975- protected groundwater as well as surface water
  8. 20. providing water for plants other than precipitation
  9. 21. permeable layer above the water table
  10. 23. sea that has basically dried up due to dams on 2 rivers
  11. 24. what most industrial usage of water is needed for
  12. 29. pollution caused by erosion
  13. 30. only makes up 3% of water on Earth
  14. 31. water vapor turning to liquid
  15. 32. requireds oil tankers to be doubled hulled in order to protect US waterways
  16. 34. passed in 1980 made companies financially responsible for cleanup of sites
  17. 35. the solid material produced at a wastewater treatment plant
  18. 36. open spaces in a sediment
  19. 38. water coming from plants
  20. 39. icecaps, lakes, and rivers are examples of
  21. 40. ability of a rock to let fluids pass through
  22. 41. water entering the ground
Down
  1. 1. passed in 1972- goal was to make all surface water fishable and swimmable
  2. 3. rain, snow, sleet, or hail
  3. 4. item living in the water that makes causes disease
  4. 5. large area of ground water
  5. 6. turning salt water into fresh water
  6. 8. pollution from many places spread over a large area
  7. 9. renewable energy that can be produced using water flow
  8. 10. how groundwater gets replenished
  9. 11. water moving deeper into the ground
  10. 12. usage of water in the home
  11. 14. majority of usage of water in most continents
  12. 15. overgrowth of plants in lakes and ponds
  13. 16. water that contains waste from homes or industry
  14. 22. water turning to vapor
  15. 25. top of the zone of saturation
  16. 26. aquifer in Kansas and 7 other states
  17. 27. how toxins worke there way up the trophic energy levels
  18. 28. layer of rock filled with water
  19. 33. a heavy metal toxin found in water
  20. 36. drinkable water
  21. 37. artificial body of water, many lakes in Kansas are these