Rivers Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- hydraulic action : the force of the river against the banks.
- abrasion : rocks carried by the river scrape along the bed and banks.
- suspension : smaller material that is light enough to be continuously carried along.
- floodplain : the flat area of land a river floods
- saltation : the water picks up rocks and pebbles
- deposition : when the material is dropped by a river
- waterfall : when water falls over a steep drop
- meander : a bend in a river
- attrition : rocks carried by the river collide. they break up into smaller, smoother pieces.
- solution : soluble particles are dissolved by the river.
- traction : large rocks are rolled along the riverbed
