Across
- 6. The transport of fine sediment carried and floating within the water.
- 7. The starting point of a river, usually in upland areas.
- 8. A steep-sided, narrow valley formed by river erosion when a waterfall has retreated upstream.
- 9. The process of rocks colliding and breaking into smaller, smoother, rounder pieces.
- 11. Erosion caused by the dissolving of soluble minerals in water.
- 12. A circular hole in the riverbed formed by drilling of rocks and erosion.
- 13. The force of water and air entering cracks in the riverbanks, eroding them via mini explosions.
- 15. The dropping of sediment when a river loses energy or sediment is too big to carry.
- 17. A vertical drop in a river’s course where resistant rock lies over the top of soft rock.
- 18. Rock projections of high land that alternate on either side of a valley.
- 21. The boundary separating one drainage basin from another.
- 23. The flat area of land on either side of a river prone to flooding.
- 24. The shallowest water in the river. It is the opposite of a river pool.
- 25. The material deposited on a floodplain that makes it really fertile.
Down
- 1. pool A deep pool formed at the base of a waterfall due to hydraulic action and abrasion.
- 2. Erosion caused by rocks and sediment eroding against the riverbed and banks like sandpaper.
- 3. The gently sloping bank found on the inside of a meander due to deposition.
- 4. Downward erosion of a river channel.
- 5. Energy possessed by water due to its elevation above sea level. This is why there is lots of vertical erosion in the upper course.
- 10. The point where two rivers meet.
- 14. The area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.
- 16. The process where small pebbles bounce along the riverbed.
- 19. The corkscrew motion where water bounces off the outside bends and meanders.
- 20. Erosion that widens a river channel or valley.
- 22. A landform at the river mouth where sediment is deposited.