Unique Land forms and Landscapes
Across
- 4. The slow wearing away of something.
- 6. off The draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure, etc.
- 9. A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
- 10. The process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves.
- 12. The water vapour cools in the sky and turns back into water liquid
- 15. The process of reducing something's strength or effectiveness through sustained attack or pressure.
- 16. water Groundwater (or ground water) is the water present beneath Earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations.
- 18. a riverbank is the land above the edge of a river.
- 20. a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas.
Down
- 1. basin A river basin is the land that water flows across or under on its way to a river.
- 2. To pass into or through
- 3. Rain, sleet or snow
- 5. flow Water that flows over wide unconfined areas like parking lot or field
- 7. A ridge or basin dividing the areas drained by different rivers.
- 8. basin A drainage basin or catchment basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain, melting snow, or ice converges to a single point
- 11. The process of a liquid changing into a gas.
- 13. A branch of a river that does not return to the main stream after leaving it (as in a delta).
- 14. Of a river or road) follow a winding course.
- 17. Delta A river delta is a land form that forms from deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or standing water.
- 19. The process of scraping or wearing something away.