Erosion Crossword Puzzle

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Erosion Crossword Puzzle

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  • 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