Name____________________________________
WATERSHED CROSSWORD PUZZLE (LEVEL 1)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Across
2 The disruption and movement of soil by
wind, water, or ice
5 A surface or area that is hardened and
does not allow water to pass through
6 A partially enclosed body of water
where fresh water from rivers mixes with
salt water from the ocean
7 Surrounds and protects the fish embryo
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1 Pollution that cannot be attributed to a
clearly identifiable, specific physical
location
3 An area of land that drains into a
particular river, lake, bay, or other body of
water
4 A person who takes responsibility for
protecting, restoring, and caring for a
watershed
6 A developing organism that has not yet
been born or hatched
chorion
embryo
erosion
estuary
impermeable
nonpoint source
point source
watershed
Name____________________________________
WATERSHED CROSSWORD SOLUTION (LEVEL 1)
N
1
E R O S I O N
2
N
W
3
P
S
A
T
T
4
O
I M P E R M E A B L E
5
N
T
W
R
E S T U A R Y
S
S
M
R
H
O
B
D
E
U
R
R
Y
6
D
C H O R I O N
7
E
Across
2 The disruption and movement of soil by
wind, water, or ice
5 A surface or area that is hardened and
does not allow water to pass through
6 A partially enclosed body of water
where fresh water from rivers mixes with
salt water from the ocean
7 Surrounds and protects the fish embryo
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1 Pollution that cannot be attributed to a
clearly identifiable, specific physical
location
3 An area of land that drains into a
particular river, lake, bay, or other body of
water
4 A person who takes responsibility for
protecting, restoring, and caring for a
watershed
6 A developing organism that has not yet
been born or hatched
chorion
embryo
erosion
estuary
impermeable
nonpoint source
point source
watershed
Name____________________________________
WATERSHED CROSSWORD PUZZLE (LEVEL 2)
1
2
3
4
5
7
6
8
9
10
11
Across
3 Surrounds and protects the fish embryo
5 An area of land that drains into a
particular river, lake, bay, or other body of
water
7 A surface or area that is hardened and
does not allow water to pass through
10 Where the fish embryo gets its
nourishment from
11 The disruption and movement of soil
by wind, water, or ice
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1 Pollution that cannot be attributed to a
clearly identifiable, specific physical location
2 Water that has been used in homes,
industries, and businesses that is not for reuse
unless treated
4 A person who takes responsibility for
protecting, restoring, and caring for a
watershed
6 A developing organism that has not yet
been born or hatched
8 Any precipitation in an area that does not
evaporate or soak into the ground, but instead
pools and travels downhill
9 A partially enclosed body of water where
fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water
from the ocean
chorion
embryo
erosion
estuary
impermeable
nonpoint source
point source
runoff
sewage
watershed
yolk
Name____________________________________
WATERSHED CROSSWORD SOLUTION (LEVEL 2)
N
S
1
2
C H O R I O N
E
3
N
S
4
W
P
T
W A T E R S H E D
5
O
6
G
M
I M P E R M E A B L
7
8
W
9
E
A
N
U
R
S
R
T
N
Y
T
D
O
U
S
Y O L K
10
O
F
A
U
F
R
R
Y
C
E R O S I O N
11
Across
3 Surrounds and protects the fish embryo
5 An area of land that drains into a
particular river, lake, bay, or other body of
water
7 A surface or area that is hardened and
does not allow water to pass through
10 Where the fish embryo gets its
nourishment from
11 The disruption and movement of soil
by wind, water, or ice
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Down
1 Pollution that cannot be attributed to a
clearly identifiable, specific physical location
2 Water that has been used in homes,
industries, and businesses that is not for reuse
unless treated
4 A person who takes responsibility for
protecting, restoring, and caring for a
watershed
6 A developing organism that has not yet
been born or hatched
8 Any precipitation in an area that does not
evaporate or soak into the ground, but instead
pools and travels downhill
9 A partially enclosed body of water where
fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water
from the ocean
chorion
embryo
erosion
estuary
impermeable
nonpoint source
point source
runoff
sewage
watershed
yolk
Name____________________________________
WATERSHED CROSSWORD PUZZLE (LEVEL 3)
1
3
2
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Across
1 Surrounds and protects the fish embryo
8 Pollution that can be attributed to a specific
physical location
9 Water that has been used in homes, industries,
and businesses that is not for reuse unless
treated
11 A partially enclosed body of water where
fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water
from the ocean
12 Where the fish embryo gets its nourishment
from
Down
2 A surface or area that is hardened and does not
allow water to pass through
3 Pollution that cannot be attributed to a clearly
identifiable, specific physical location
4 Any precipitation in an area that does not
evaporate or soak into the ground, but instead pools
and travels downhill
5 A stream or river that eventually flows into a
larger water body
6 An area of land that drains into a particular river,
lake, bay, or other body of water
7 Water that is stored underground in cracks and
spaces in rock and soil
9 A person who takes responsibility for protecting,
restoring, and caring for a watershed
10 The disruption and movement of soil by wind,
water, or ice
11 A developing organism that has not yet been born
or hatched
Name____________________________________
WATERSHED CROSSWORD SOLUTION (LEVEL 3)
C H O R I O N
M
P
E
C E
R
M
E
S E W A G E
T
B
R
E
L
O
W
E
S
U A R Y
I
R
O
D
N
1
N
R
W
O
T
U
N
R
A
N
G
P O I N T S O U R
O
B
E
F
O
I
U
R
F
U
N
T
S
N
T
A
H
D
S
R
E
W
O
Y
D
A
E S T
U
R
M
E
C
B
R
E
R
Y O L K
O
3
4
5
6
7
8
11
2
9
10
12
Across
1 Surrounds and protects the fish embryo
8 Pollution that can be attributed to a specific
physical location
9 Water that has been used in homes, industries,
and businesses that is not for reuse unless
treated
11 A partially enclosed body of water where
fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water
from the ocean
12 Where the fish embryo gets its nourishment
from
Down
2 A surface or area that is hardened and does not
allow water to pass through
3 Pollution that cannot be attributed to a clearly
identifiable, specific physical location
4 Any precipitation in an area that does not
evaporate or soak into the ground, but instead pools
and travels downhill
5 A stream or river that eventually flows into a
larger water body
6 An area of land that drains into a particular river,
lake, bay, or other body of water
7 Water that is stored underground in cracks and
spaces in rock and soil
9 A person who takes responsibility for protecting,
restoring, and caring for a watershed
10 The disruption and movement of soil by wind,
water, or ice
11 A developing organism that has not yet been born
or hatched