Week 4 activity

6. 30% of freshwater,stored underground.
8. Long-term shifts in weather patterns, including temperature & precipitation, that occurs over decades or longer.
11. The oceans absorb carbon-dioxide, making them more acidic, which harms marine life.
16. The release of substances into bodies of water that makes water unsafe for human use and disrupts aquatic ecosystems.
18. Combined process of evaporation and transpiration
20. Water soaking into the soil.
21. Global allocation of freshwater & saltwater sources.
22. Structures used to store water for various purposes, including irrigation and hydropower.
23. Water vapour cools & forms clouds.

1. Assessment of water’s economic, cultural & environmental worth.
2. Continuous movement of water within Earth-atmosphere system.
3. When there is a lack of water.
4. A form of power used by water.
5. Provisions for Indigenous water right in management.
7. The systems & process for managing water, resources, including regulations, policies, & institutions.
9. The transformation of liquid water to vapour.
10. Water returns to Earth’s surface as rain or snow.
12. Largest rivers in Australia
13. Only 2.5% of Earth’s total water supply.
14. Contains 69% of freshwater is locked in …
15. Contains nearly half of Earth’s total water.
17. The evaporation of water from plants surface.
19. Pracitices & strategies to reduce water consumption & minimise waste.