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Across
  1. 6. The amount of water in a river
  2. 8. Drainage pattern that resembles the spokes of a wheel
  3. 9. The wearing away of the beds of a river by the river’s load
  4. 10. Rocks become _______ when rainwater soaks deeper into it
  5. 12. The downward vertical movement of water within rock or soil
  6. 14. Change from water vapor to water droplets
  7. 18. Water bodies make up about ________ percent of the earth’s surface
  8. 19. Rocks that hold groundwater
  9. 21. Water contained in rocks is known as
  10. 24. How manty courses are in a river
  11. 25. Occurs when water falls from the atmosphere to the surface
  12. 28. __________ action is the ability of moving water (flowing or waves) to dislodge and transport rock particles
  13. 29. off Occurs when water from rain flows over the land surface
  14. 30. A river reaches the sea at its
Down
  1. 1. The point at which on river or stream meet is known as a
  2. 2. The process by which liquid water is changed to vapor
  3. 3. The gradient ______ from the source to the mouth of the river
  4. 4. Drainage pattern that resembles a rectangular grid
  5. 5. From the source to the mouth of the river the ________ increases
  6. 7. basin The area drained by a river and its tributaries
  7. 11. The ________ is the volume times the velocity of a river
  8. 13. Starting point of a river
  9. 15. Near the source river channels are shallow and ________
  10. 16. The pint where a river begins
  11. 17. The boundary of a drainage basin
  12. 20. A type of erosion process
  13. 22. Water flowing through soil is known as
  14. 23. Drainage pattern that resembles the branches of a tree
  15. 26. The movement of water through plants
  16. 27. The speed of water in the river is the