Water on the Land Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. Soluble particles dissolved into the river
  2. 4. _____ Flow,Movement of water through rock parallel to the surface
  3. 5. Rocks carried by a river are eroded by being smashed together
  4. 7. Movement of sediment along a river
  5. 10. The start of a river
  6. 11. _____ Action, Erosion by the force of water
  7. 12. Rain falls on vegetation, preventing it reaching the ground
  8. 16. The point where a river comes to an end, usually at the sea
  9. 17. Water sinking into the soil
  10. 18. Basin Area drained by a river
Down
  1. 1. Stream or smaller river which joins a larger river
  2. 3. Process by which water is lost through plant respiration
  3. 6. Edge of the drainage basin, marks boundary between other drainage basins
  4. 7. Movement of water through soil parallel to the surface
  5. 8. Rain, snow, sleet, etc.
  6. 9. Loss of water into the atmosphere
  7. 13. Wearing away of stones, soil in rivers and riverbanks
  8. 14. Movement of water into the underlying rock
  9. 15. Where two rivers join