Unit 8 Crossword

refers to water that flows from the land to oceans and contains little or no salt
household use
waters that flows up the mouth of a river with rising or in flowing ocean tides
water that is drinkable
a substance that dissolves or otherwise change most other materials
the cycling of water among the water sources, atmosphere, and surface
areas with continuous, severe water shortages
the addition of water to the land to supplement the water provided for crop production by rain or snow
moisture from rain and snow
changing from a liquid to a vapor to a gas
where water soaks down into the soil
the amount and type of nutrients in the soil
when water fills all the spaces or pores in the soil
gravitational water
water that is held too tightly for plant roots
to remove all foreign material
planting crops without plowing
following the level of the land around a hill
a close growing crop planted to temporarily protect the soil surface
the process of wearing away of soil
a water bearing rock formation
occurs as layers of soil are removed from the land
severe soil loss that leaves trenches in the land surface
a material placed on the soil surface to break the fall of raindrops
the plant material that remains when a plant dies or is harvested