Erosion Crossword Puzzle

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