Across
- 1. landform, formed by sediment deposition at a rivers mouth
- 6. eroded outer edge of a river bend
- 8. coastal islands that shield the mainland from waves to storms
- 10. solid materials break down and become dispersed in a liquid
- 12. water seeps into cracks and fissures in rocks
- 13. acid break apart,oxygen reacts with metals and creates rust
- 15. structures built to protect harbors and control water flows
- 16. crescent shaped lake formed when a river meander is cut off from the main flow
- 17. structures built along shorelines to prevent erosion and sand movement
- 18. wind easily picking up and moving fine, dry particles
- 19. an raised embankment built along a river to prevent flooding
- 24. process of breaking down rocks
- 25. plant roots grown into rock cracks
Down
- 2. when acidic substances react with rocks
- 3. when a channel becomes to deep and wide
- 4. sediment deposit on the inner curve of a river bend
- 5. wearing away a surface by friction
- 7. river or stream channel formed by loose sediment
- 9. water and wind commonly affect the surface and land features
- 11. a substance loses electrons
- 14. a river or stream channel carved into solid rock
- 20. winding curve of a river
- 21. structure built to protect coastlines from waves
- 22. area of land that drains into a common body of water
- 23. river eroding in four ways