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Watersheds Vocabulary
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watershed : An area of land where all runoff drains downhill to the same body of water
runoff : The rain or melting snow that runs off across the surface of the land
pollution : Something harmful that is added to water or air because of something people do
sediment : Soil that is washed away by erosion
point source : Pollution that comes from a well-defined source like factory waste or sewage
nonpoint source : Pollution that comes from broad areas like rooftops, lawns, or fields
nutrients : Plants need this to live and grow
fertilizer : Contains large amounts of nutrients to help gardens, lawns and farms
nitrogen : The name of a nutrient
impermeable : Surfaces that do not allow water to seep into the ground
groundwater : Water that sinks into the ground
streambuffer : An area along a stream in which natural vegetation is allowed to grow
diversity : A variety of organisms found in the water
ecosystem : An ecological community together with it's physical environment
tributary : A stream or river that flows into another larger stream of river
invasivespecies : Does not naturally occur in a specific area
Watersheds Vocabulary
Across:| 1. | A variety of organisms found in the water | | 3. | Pollution that comes from a well-defined source like factory waste or sewage | | 6. | Something harmful that is added to water or air because of something people do | | 9. | Plants need this to live and grow | | 10. | Does not naturally occur in a specific area | | 11. | An area of land where all runoff drains downhill to the same body of water | | 12. | The name of a nutrient | | 13. | A stream or river that flows into another larger stream of river | | 15. | Contains large amounts of nutrients to help gardens, lawns and farms |
| | Down:| 2. | An area along a stream in which natural vegetation is allowed to grow | | 4. | Pollution that comes from broad areas like rooftops, lawns, or fields | | 5. | An ecological community together with it's physical environment | | 7. | Water that sinks into the ground | | 8. | Soil that is washed away by erosion | | 14. | The rain or melting snow that runs off across the surface of the land | | 16. | Surfaces that do not allow water to seep into the ground |
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Watersheds Vocabulary
Across:| 1. | A variety of organisms found in the water | | 3. | Pollution that comes from a well-defined source like factory waste or sewage | | 6. | Something harmful that is added to water or air because of something people do | | 9. | Plants need this to live and grow | | 10. | Does not naturally occur in a specific area | | 11. | An area of land where all runoff drains downhill to the same body of water | | 12. | The name of a nutrient | | 13. | A stream or river that flows into another larger stream of river | | 15. | Contains large amounts of nutrients to help gardens, lawns and farms |
| | Down:| 2. | An area along a stream in which natural vegetation is allowed to grow | | 4. | Pollution that comes from broad areas like rooftops, lawns, or fields | | 5. | An ecological community together with it's physical environment | | 7. | Water that sinks into the ground | | 8. | Soil that is washed away by erosion | | 14. | The rain or melting snow that runs off across the surface of the land | | 16. | Surfaces that do not allow water to seep into the ground |
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