Across
- 3. an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas
- 6. the bank of a river
- 7. the action of collecting water, especially the collection of rainfall over a natural drainage area
- 8. a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas
- 9. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to or condenses on the ground
- 12. bed the bed or channel in which a river flows
- 13. the sun heats water liquid which turns into a gas called water vapour
- 14. water, from rain, snowmelt, or other sources, that flows over the land surface
- 15. a winding curve or bend of a river
- 16. a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
- 18. the part of a river that flows into a lake, reservoir or ocean
Down
- 1. a type of weathering in which surface soil and rock are worn away through the action of glaciers, water, and wind
- 2. water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock
- 4. the action of transporting someone or something or the process of being transported
- 5. the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil
- 10. the water vapour cools in the sky and turns back into water liquid
- 11. the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width
- 17. the process of scraping or wearing something away
