Surface water Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Oceans & Water has 24 clues. Answers range from 5 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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the movement of water across the surface of earth
all of the land area whose water drains into a stream system
smaller streams that contributes water to a larger steam
watersheds are separated from one another by highland areas
the largest particle size that water can carry
the maximum quantity of load that a stream can carry; controlled by the discharge of a streach
the volume of water that passes a point on the stream per unit of time
material that is rolled or pushed along the streambed
material that is small enough to be physically suspended in the water of the stream of a long distance
minerals that have dissolved out of rocks due to weathering
the lowest level to which a stream can cut down. most base levels are temporary
sea level. no stream erosion can take place below sea level
broad, flat, fertile area extending out from a streas bank that is covered with water during floods
curve or bend in a stream formed when a stream's slope decreases
an alluvial deposit that forms by accretion on the inner side of an expanding loop of a river
formed when sediment laden stream enters a still body of water
the degree to which something inclines
v-shaped valley, steep slope, straight path
u-shaped, begins to curve, less steep slope
the outside bank of a water channel which is continually undergoing erosion
the later state of a stream is an old stream
a u-shaped bend in the course of a river
a curved lake formed at a former oxbow where the main stream of the river has cut across the narrow end
a tan or cone shaped deposit of sediment crossed and built up by streams

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