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