Year 8 Rivers and Flooding
Across
- 4. The process by which water flows across the top of the land
- 7. The process by which water moves through rocks back towards the river
- 9. Flood prevention methods that interfere with natural processes e.g. embankments or walls
- 11. Water cooling, turning back into droplets and forming clouds
- 13. The flowing together of 2 or more streams - the point at which they meet
- 15. When trees and plants catch and soak up rain water before it gets to the river
- 17. A surface that allows water to soak in
- 19. Any form of moisture that falls from the atmosphere e.g. rain, sleet or hail
- 20. Flood prevention methods that work with natural processes e.g. river restoration
Down
- 1. A stream or river that flows into the main river
- 2. The way that water moves around between the land and atmosphere, it's also called the hydrological cycle
- 3. The process by which water moves through the soil back towards the river
- 5. The start of the river, usually high in the mountains
- 6. The land drained by a river and it's tributaries
- 8. The boundary that separates 2 river basins
- 10. The process by which water soaks into the ground
- 12. A surface that doesn't allow water to soak in
- 14. The end of the river, where it flows into the sea
- 16. Water heating, turning into a gas and rising into the atmosphere
- 18. This happens when here is too much water for the river channel to hold