Watersheds Crossword

4. a piece of earth’s surface rear can be viewed all at once from a certain place
6. the shape of the land
8. shows where north is located on a map
9. represented by more spread out lines
10. a flat, elevated piece of land that rises above the surrounding area on at least one side
13. aka river systems, patterns formed by streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular basin
16. heavy dark lines that have the elevation written on or beside them
18. a collection of water that a stream stems from
21. height above a given level (usually above sea level)
23. faster moving areas that look like little waves
24. when water filters into a material and sits in its pores
26. an area where land dips down (shown by hachures on a topo map)

1. the space that carries flowing water within banks
2. represented by closer contour lines
3. the difference in elevation between consecutive contour lines
5. the tip of the v shows the source of the water
7. a land shape that guides water to a common place or controls its path
10. a large area of flat land
11. direction and speed of water flow
12. a line that shows the elevation (aka contour line)
14. the shape of a part of earth’s surface (variation in elevation)
15. formed by upward movement in earth’s crust
17. the amount of water a particular point of our stream channel during a time interval
19. a natural elevation of earth’s surface from the surrounding level
20. show the elevation and shape above sea level by using contour lines
22. a depression in the land where water can collect
25. the compacted rock that sits below the surface of the soil