The River Valley and River Processes

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Across
  1. 4. The path of a river as it flows downstream
  2. 6. This shows the cross section of a river
  3. 7. Larger boulders are pushed along the river bed
  4. 8. Pebble-sized material is bounced along the river bed
  5. 9. This erosion deepens the river valley
  6. 11. The course of a river that is closer to its source
  7. 12. This erosion widens the river valley
  8. 15. This shows the gradient of the river over its course
  9. 16. Eroded rocks scrape away at the river bed and banks
  10. 17. Eroded rocks "bashing" into each other, making them smaller and smoother
Down
  1. 1. When smaller particles are carried along in the water
  2. 2. Soluble materials dissolved in the river water
  3. 3. The force of water that breaks particles away from the bed and banks of a river
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  6. 13. The wearing away of the landscape by rivers
  7. 14. This happens when a river drops the eroded material it's transporting