WATER, RIVERS, FLOODING

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Across
  1. 2. large boulders rolled along the bed
  2. 4. rocks bounce against river bed
  3. 8. a graph that shows the amount of water in the river
  4. 10. when water is moved from one stage in the cycle to another
  5. 11. the wearing away of the river channel or its load by the water and the load banging against each other
  6. 12. area of high land surrounding a drainage basin
  7. 15. rock that will not allow water into it
  8. 17. a sand paper effect where rocks rub against the banks and the bed
  9. 18. rock dissolved in water
  10. 19. where two rivers join
  11. 21. a place where water is held for a period of time e.g reservoir
  12. 24. water held on a plant before falling to the ground eg leaves
  13. 25. water absorbed into the air from the surface
  14. 26. a small stream/ river that joins a large one
  15. 27. dumping material in the river
Down
  1. 1. amount of water in the river at any time
  2. 3. when warm air meets cold air causing water vapour to form
  3. 5. where the water is carried in the river
  4. 6. water given off by plants
  5. 7. the sheer force of water rubbing against the banks and the bed
  6. 9. any form of water that comes from the atmosphere
  7. 13. the movement of water in rocks
  8. 14. rock that will allow water into it
  9. 16. when a river in unable to hold any more water and the water flows out onto the land near it
  10. 20. rocks held in the body of the river
  11. 21. the beginning of the river
  12. 22. water soaking into the soil and rocks
  13. 23. rocks bang against each other getting smaller