Water Vocabulary Review
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Water Vocabulary Review
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water cycle : movement of water through the environment
evaporation : liquid to vapor
condensation : vapor to liquid (clouds, dew on grass)
precipitation : rain, snow, sleet, hail
transpiration : plants "sweat" at night to stay cool
percolation : movement of water into the ground
run off : water moves into storm drains, a river, etc
surface water : lakes, ponds, rivers, oceans
watershed : area of land drained by a river
groundwater : beneath the surface 22% of earth's freshwater
water table : top surface of an aquifer, can change not a constant
aquifer : Ogallala
porosity : open spaces in rocks
permeability : how fast water moves through the ground
recharge zone : an area of earth's surface where water percolates into an aquifer
irrigation :artificial way to water plants in agriculture
desalination :expensive, energy consuming way to get salt out of water near the coasts
point source : leaking tans, smoke stacks
nonpoint source : runoff, pesticides, fertilizers, salt on road
wastewater : grey water that goes down the drains
artificial eutrophication : excessive growth of algae from the overuse of fertilizers
thermal : pollution when the temperature of a body of water increases
biomagnification : build up of pollutants at higher levels of a food chain
Water Vocabulary Review
Across:2. | runoff, pesticides, fertilizers, salt on road | 5. | how fast water moves through the ground | 8. | beneath the surface 22% of earth's freshwater | 9. | area of land drained by a river | 10. | movement of water into the ground | 11. | artificial way to water plants in agriculture |
| 13. | build up of pollutants at higher levels of a food chain | 15. | an area of earth's surface where water percolates into an aquifer | 16. | open spaces in rocks | 18. | grey water that goes down the drains | 19. | water moves into storm drains, a river, etc | 20. | movement of water through the environment |
| | Down:1. | excessive growth of algae from the overuse of fertilizers | 3. | liquid to vapor | 4. | top surface of an aquifer, can change not a constant | 5. | leaking tans, smoke stacks | 6. | plants "sweat" at night to stay cool |
| 7. | rain, snow, sleet, hail | 12. | vapor to liquid (clouds, dew on grass) | 14. | Ogallala | 17. | pollution when the temperature of a body of water increases |
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Water Vocabulary Review
Across:2. | runoff, pesticides, fertilizers, salt on road | 5. | how fast water moves through the ground | 8. | beneath the surface 22% of earth's freshwater | 9. | area of land drained by a river | 10. | movement of water into the ground | 11. | artificial way to water plants in agriculture |
| 13. | build up of pollutants at higher levels of a food chain | 15. | an area of earth's surface where water percolates into an aquifer | 16. | open spaces in rocks | 18. | grey water that goes down the drains | 19. | water moves into storm drains, a river, etc | 20. | movement of water through the environment |
| | Down:1. | excessive growth of algae from the overuse of fertilizers | 3. | liquid to vapor | 4. | top surface of an aquifer, can change not a constant | 5. | leaking tans, smoke stacks | 6. | plants "sweat" at night to stay cool |
| 7. | rain, snow, sleet, hail | 12. | vapor to liquid (clouds, dew on grass) | 14. | Ogallala | 17. | pollution when the temperature of a body of water increases |
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PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only