Watersheds and water source vocabulary

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