Rivers

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. The place where something begins, where it springs into being (6)
  2. 8. To cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance (9)
  3. 9. A low ___ adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to ___ (10)

Down

  1. 1. The motion characteristic of fluids (4)
  2. 3. Long stream of water flowing to the sea (plural) (6)
  3. 4. A branch that flows into the main stream (9)
  4. 5. The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge (5)
  5. 6. The occurrence of surplus liquid exceeding the limit or capacity (6)
  6. 7. The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land (plural) (6)