STAHS Yr10 AQA UK Physical Landscapes

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Across
  1. 5. Freeze-thaw and chemical are types of _________
  2. 6. In the middle and lower courses of the river erosion is mainly _________
  3. 10. This happens to glaciers during the summer months
  4. 11. Geology which may increase the flood risk
  5. 12. This takes place more quickly in urban areas (7,6)
  6. 13. The downward movement of water through soil
  7. 16. Long ridges of deposited glacial sediment
  8. 17. The part of a river carrying water
  9. 19. A _________ pool is found at the bottom of a waterfall
  10. 20. A sharp ridge found between two corries
  11. 21. the volume of water passing a given point in one second
  12. 22. The process responsible for rocks becoming smaller, smoother and rounder as they move downstream
  13. 25. These are built up either side of the river during successive flood events
  14. 26. Glaciers move by basal sliding and internal _____________
  15. 28. These appear out of place
  16. 31. An erosional process unique to glaciers
  17. 34. These lakes are common in the Lake District
  18. 35. The slow forward movement of material by a glacier
Down
  1. 1. the rolling of large boulders and rocks along the river bed
  2. 2. An egg-shaped hill composed of mounds of glacial till
  3. 3. A river feature found at the boundary between two rock types
  4. 4. The gradient of a river as it changes from source to mouth can be shown as a long _______
  5. 7. This shows rainfall and discharge
  6. 8. A form of erosion carried out by both rivers and glaciers
  7. 9. The corkscrew movement of water which forms a meander is known as __________ flow
  8. 14. A U-shaped valley is also known as a glacial __________
  9. 15. Interlocking _______ project from alternate sides of the river valley
  10. 16. A river bend
  11. 18. Material carried in a river
  12. 23. When a glacier creates a U-shaped valley it is likely to also form hanging valleys and __________ spurs
  13. 24. The highest recorded discharge following a rainfall event
  14. 27. The part of a meander with the fastest flowing water
  15. 29. Formed when a waterfall erodes back upstream over time
  16. 30. When a river overflows its banks
  17. 32. A short lag time leads to a _________ hydrograph
  18. 33. Angular material carried and deposited by glaciers
  19. 36. A curved lake formed by a cut-off river meander