Water Cycle

3. The Cape Fear or Neuse River ______________ is all the water that drains into a particular l
5. A smaller stream that joins a larger stream.
7. The materials in the water that a stream carries is the stream _______.
8. the increase in length of a stream toward the beginning of the stream is ______________ erosion.
9. Deep River is a _______________ of the Cape Fear River.
12. Water that does not sink into the ground but flows along the earth's surface
14. Refers to the jumping of gravel particles along the stream bed.
15. Precipitation on ______________ tends to flow along the surface
16. The _____________ load includes very fine sediments, microbes, and dissolved materials.

1. the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is a young channel with a _________ profile.
2. the general word for falling snow or rain
4. The general word for a length of moving water. Particular names refer to larger or smaller sizes of these bodies.
6. With a high percentage of __________ in the soil, water does not easily enter the ground
10. Removal of earth by wind or water
11. area
13. capacity, the ability of a stream to transport material