Work Of Rivers

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Across
  1. 2. Forms at the point where the river enters the sea and deposits its load.
  2. 5. River in equilibrium, with a concave longitudinal profile.
  3. 7. A right-angled bend marking the point at which river capture took place.
  4. 8. Drainage pattern where the main streams run parallel to each other. Forms on rocks that have varying resistance to erosion. Fold mountains.
  5. 9. Hard rock that does not allow water to pass through.
  6. 12. Speed of a river measured in metres per second.
Down
  1. 1. Course of a river where the valley is very wide and gently sloping.
  2. 3. Underground water that flows into a river.
  3. 4. Rivers that originate in areas of high rainfall but flows through dry areas.
  4. 6. A graph showing the discharge of a river.
  5. 10. Fine particles of soil rich in minerals deposited by rivers.
  6. 11. Stream that has been captured by another.
  7. 13. Cubic metres per second.