Erosion Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- gullying: the act of carving a gully or channel by running water
- river: large streams that carry water from the mountains to the ocean
- floodplain: land that borders a stream that is covered with water during flood time
- ravine: if a gully is continuously eroded by repeated rainfall, then it will become a
- alluvial fan: similar to deltas but form on land
- runoff: excess water that cannot evaporate or soak into the ground
- load: the material carried away by a stream
- erosion: the removal of rock fragments by wind, water, or other natural agents
- river system: all the streams that merge and flow toward the sea as a large river
- drainage basin: the region of land drained by a river system
- drainage divide: the barrier that exists between adjoining drainage basins
- headwaters: the source of a river; usually found in mountainous regions
- deposition: process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or land mass
- delta: a fan-shaped or triangular deposit extending from the mouth of a river into the sea
