Hydrology Crossword

2. A sudden and temporary increase in water level in a river.
4. The movement of water through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts.
5. The study of water in all its forms.
6. The process of water infiltrating into the ground.
10. A large, flat area of land adjacent to a river, formed by the deposition of sediment over time.
12. HUMIDITY The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount the air could hold at that temperature.
13. A wide, shallow area in a river where the water flows more slowly.
14. A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, often with a river flowing at the bottom.
15. A river flowing through a steep, narrow gorge or canyon.
16. The process of water turning into water vapor and escaping into the atmosphere.

1. A wide, flat area bordering a river that gets flooded during periods of high water flow.
3. The process by which water vapor turns into liquid water.
7. The total amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere.
8. A fan-shaped deposit of sediment formed where a river flows into a body of water with lower velocity.
9. A body of permeable rock that can store and transmit groundwater.
11. A crescent-shaped bend in a river.
13. BAR A ridge of sediment deposited on the inside curve of a meander.
14. BANK A steep slope or cliff formed by erosion along the outer edge of a meander.
17. LAKE A small, isolated body of water formed when a meander gets cut off from the main river channel.