Across
- 2. Strategies to protect and manage water resources, including sustainable practices and reducing pollution
- 5. The source of a river or stream
- 8. Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches the ground, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
- 9. The continuous movement of water through the atmosphere, surface, and groundwater
- 10. Contaminants that degrade water quality, often from industrial activities, agriculture, and improper waste disposal
- 12. Smaller streams or rivers that flow into a larger one
- 14. An area of land that drains into a particular water body
- 16. The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor
- 17. Benefits provided by natural systems, including clean water, flood regulation, and habitat provision
- 19. The process by which water enters the soil and becomes groundwater
Down
- 1. Excessive withdrawal of water for agricultural, industrial, or domestic use
- 2. The process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water.
- 3. Water that is found on the surface of the Earth, such as rivers, lakes, and reservoirs
- 4. The primary pathway through which water flows in a watershed
- 6. Collecting and storing rainwater for future use
- 7. Water stored in aquifers beneath the Earth's surface
- 11. A geological formation that can store and transmit groundwater
- 13. The end point where the watershed drains into a larger body of water
- 15. The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area
- 18. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than infiltrating into the soil
