Yr10 Stanborough Rivers Vocabulary Recap

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Across
  1. 3. Water flowing over land is known as surface ________
  2. 9. When heat turns water into water vapour
  3. 10. When leaves slow down precipitation
  4. 11. Where a river starts
  5. 12. The main part of a river that contains water
  6. 13. The area drained by a river and its tributaries is called the drainage ______
  7. 15. The material (rocks and sediment) carried by a river
Down
  1. 1. The change in gradient from the source to the mouth is known as the long _________
  2. 2. The point where two rivers meet
  3. 4. A small stream that feeds into the main channel
  4. 5. When water soaks into the ground
  5. 6. Often found on high ground, the boundary of the drainage basin
  6. 7. Water stored in porous rocks
  7. 8. The widest, deepest, fastest part of a river
  8. 14. Precipitation includes rain, sleet, hail and _____