Watersheds Broset 2025

4. the process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves fragments of rock and soil
8. living organisms in an environment
12. process of a body of water receiving too many nutrients causing dead zones where nothing can survive
14. the place an organism lives and that provides the things it needs to live or survive
15. vital estuary we live near
16. water that travels along the ground surface rather than sinking into the ground
17. a coastal inlet or bay where freshwater mixes with salty ocean water
18. when the banks of a river overflow

1. land that water can pass through easily is called _________.
2. a small stream that flows into a larger stream or river
3. contaminants that degrade water quality, often from industrial activities, agricultural, and improper waste disposal
5. line that splits two watersheds
6. an area of land that drains into a particular water body
7. important element for plants to grow often found in large amounts in fertilizers
9. water found underground in the cracks, pores, and spaces in soil, sand, and rocks
10. made of a living community and the non-living factors that affect it
11. any form of water such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the Earth's surface
13. non-living factors in an environment