Glaciers Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 15 clues. Answers range from 5 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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process of erosion in which windblown or waterborne particles, such as sand, scrape against rock surface or other materials and wear them away
permeable underground layer through which groundwater flows relatively easily
the state in which rock materials carried by a river are stirred up and kept from sinking by the turbulence of stream flow
sand, pebbles, and boulders that are moved along the bed of a stream and that are too heavy to be carried in suspension
the total amount of sediment and size of the particles being moved by the stream
the volume of water flowing past a given point in a stream at a given time
the level of the body of water into which a stream flows
a miniature valley formed by erosion from heavy rains
high land that separates one gully from the next or one river valley from the next
all the land that drains into the river, either directly or through its tributaries; Watershed
all the land that drains into the river, either directly or through its tributaries; Drainage basin
The meander cutoff forms a short but sharp increase in stream gradient, causing the river to completely abandon the old meander loop, which remains as a crescent-shaped lake
a stream deposit that accumulates in a dry basins at the base of a mountain front
the most effective erosion agent
highest percentage of the transported load in a meandering stream?

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