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