Across
- 4. when water condenses, it falls back to the Earth as what
- 5. the largest watershed in North America
- 6. the continuous process that recycles Earth's water supply(2 words)
- 10. the broad, flat, fertile area near the stream's banks that gets covered during floods
- 12. a curve in a river caused by moving water
- 15. low-lying area that is covered in water for most of the year
- 16. sediments that are too heavy to be kept in suspension and are rolled along the bottom of a stream
- 17. process when a lake becomes rich in nutrients & stimulates excessive plant growth
- 19. this provides the energy for the water cycle
- 20. the land area drained by a river system
Down
- 1. when a river overflows its banks
- 2. elevated land that separates watersheds
- 3. the ground bordering each side of a stream that keeps water confined
- 7. water that flows downslope along Earth's surface and doesn't sink in
- 8. one of the processes in the water cycle
- 9. a river's ability to transport materials(2 words)
- 11. triangular deposits formed when stream enters a larger body of water
- 13. natural or man-made body of water
- 14. smaller rivers that flow into larger rivers
- 18. fan-shaped deposits of sand & gravel at bases of slopes