Chapter 17 - Fluvial Processes & Landforms

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Across
  1. 1. a river that cuts deeply into bedrock, often due to uplift
  2. 3. the erosion caused by the force of moving water
  3. 4. a ranking of streams based on the hierarchy of tributaries
  4. 7. chaotic, swirling flow within a stream
  5. 10. a stream that cuts across a structural feature like a ridge
  6. 11. the main stream in a river system
  7. 12. the sideways movement of a stream channel over time
  8. 15. energy of motion in flowing water
  9. 17. streamflow that occurs only after rainfall and lasts briefly
  10. 19. chemical weathering of rock by water
  11. 20. the total length of streams per unit area of land
  12. 21. the land area from which a stream collects runoff
  13. 25. the arrangement of channels in a drainage basin
  14. 28. the maximum rate at which soil can absorb rainfall
  15. 29. a stream with many shallow, intertwining channels
  16. 31. the largest particle a stream can transport
  17. 32. a graph showing how stream discharge varies over time
  18. 35. the lowest point a stream can erode to, typically sea level
  19. 36. the erosion that lengthens a stream channel upstream
  20. 39. a channel that forms when a meander is bypassed
  21. 41. a flat area covered by sediments deposited by rivers
  22. 42. a body of flowing water within a channel
  23. 43. a stream that gains energy due to land uplift or sea-level drop
  24. 47. sediment deposited by rivers and streams
  25. 48. a rounded hole in a streambed formed by abrasion
  26. 50. the study of landforms shaped by rivers and streams
  27. 52. the rolling of large particles along the streambed
  28. 53. the resistance to flow caused by channel surface and materials
  29. 55. the higher land separating two adjacent streams or valleys
  30. 56. an overflow of water that submerges land not usually under water
  31. 57. water flowing over the ground surface after rainfall
  32. 60. a drainage system that does not reach the ocean
  33. 65. a stream that runs parallel to a larger river but cannot join it due to natural levees
  34. 66. a narrow valley shaped by stream erosion
  35. 67. the material carried by a stream
  36. 68. wash a thin layer of water flowing over the land surface
  37. 69. bouncing motion of sediment along a streambed
  38. 70. the starting point of a stream
  39. 71. continuous streamflow throughout the year
  40. 72. materials carried in solution by a stream
  41. 73. fine particles carried within the water column
Down
  1. 2. a ridge that separates adjacent drainage basins
  2. 5. a drainage system that flows to the ocean
  3. 6. the process of water soaking into the ground
  4. 8. a stream with winding, curving bends
  5. 9. the eroded outer bank of a meander
  6. 13. a small channel formed by running water
  7. 14. the breaking of particles as they collide in a stream
  8. 16. the underwater portion of a delta extending seaward
  9. 18. a side view showing the slope of a stream from source to mouth
  10. 22. a landform at a river mouth formed by sediment deposition
  11. 23. the total area drained by a river and its tributaries
  12. 24. a smaller stream that flows into a larger one
  13. 26. streamflow that occurs during parts of the year
  14. 27. a sediment deposit in a stream channel
  15. 30. larger particles moved along the streambed
  16. 33. a crescent-shaped lake formed from a cut-off meander
  17. 34. the total amount of sediment a stream can carry
  18. 37. the volume of water flowing past a point per unit of time
  19. 38. a stream with a balance between erosion and deposition
  20. 39. the place where a stream enters a larger body of water
  21. 40. erosion caused by sediments scraping against rock surfaces
  22. 44. a deep basin formed at the base of a waterfall
  23. 45. the flat, above-water portion of a delta
  24. 46. a branch of a river that flows away from the main channel in a delta
  25. 49. a deposit of sediment on the inside bend of a meander
  26. 51. the slope or steepness of a stream channel
  27. 54. a ridge of sediment deposited along a riverbank during floods
  28. 58. a former floodplain now above the current river level
  29. 59. flat land next to a river that floods periodically
  30. 61. a man-made lake used for water storage and regulation
  31. 62. rainfall caught by vegetation before it reaches the ground
  32. 63. a larger erosion channel formed by water flow, bigger than a rill
  33. 64. groundwater contribution to streamflow during dry periods