4th Form Classwork: Fluvial Processes and Landforms

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Across
  1. 3. Vertical drop of river water over a cliff
  2. 4. The dissolving of soluble rocks by river water.
  3. 6. Water flowing over land into streams and rivers.
  4. 10. Material carried by a river
  5. 12. The pattern formed by rivers and tributaries
  6. 13. Sediment dropped when a river loses energy.
  7. 14. The natural pathway followed by a river.
  8. 18. The point where two rivers meet
  9. 19. Erosion caused by rocks carried by the river scraping the bed.
  10. 21. A horseshoe-shaped lake formed from a cut-off meander
  11. 22. A narrow, steep-sided river valley.
  12. 23. The area of land drained by a river system.
  13. 24. Fan-shaped deposit at the mouth of a river
  14. 25. A winding bend in a river
Down
  1. 1. Dropping of transported material
  2. 2. Overflow of water onto surrounding land.
  3. 5. Raised river bank built by deposited sediment
  4. 7. Flat fertile land beside a river that floods periodically
  5. 8. The breaking away of rock due to the force of water.
  6. 9. Natural flowing stream of water
  7. 11. Wide river mouth where sea water mixes with fresh water
  8. 15. Low land between hills where rivers flow
  9. 16. A tree-like drainage pattern.
  10. 17. Wearing away of land by moving water
  11. 20. Smaller river that joins a larger river