Key Words (rivers) Crossword

the erosion that occurs when the motion of water against a rock surface produces mechanical weathering.
a form of coastal or river erosion, when the bed load is eroded by itself and the bed. As rocks are transported downstream along a riverbed, the regular impacts between the grains themselves and between the grains and the bed cause them to be broken up into smaller fragments.
The chemical erosion of the rocks of the riverbank by the slightly acidic water
The erosion of the river bottom and the riverbank by material being carried by the river itself
when dissolved material is carried by a river.
when material made up of very fine particles such as clay and silt is lifted as the result of turbulence and transported by the river
a form of transport for sediment in rivers. Small rocks or pebbles which are too big to be carried within the water are transported and bounce along the bottom of the river bed
a form of transport for sediment in rivers. Small rocks or pebbles which are too big to be carried within the water are transported and bounce along the bottom of the river bed
the fast-flowing rivers and streams that drain elevated or mountainous country, often onto broad alluvial plains
this area often features meanders and ox bow lakes.
the gradient of land features, mainly valleys