running water is an agent of ________, carrying sediments in streams and rivers and depositing them downstream.

Infiltration of water into the ground depends on the number of open ________.

All the land area that drains into a stream system is the system’s _________.

Elevated land areas called __________ separate one watershed from another.

A stream’s __________ is the material the stream carries.

Streams _________ paths through sediment and rock, forming V-shaped stream valleys

Water from precipitation gathers in gullies at a stream’s ___________.

Stream water flows in channels confined by the stream’s ___________.

Alluvial fans and deltas form when stream _______ decreased and sediment is deposited.

__________ fans are fan-shaped and form where water flows down steep slopes onto flat plains

_________ are triangular and form when streams enter wide, relatively quiet bodies of water

As the amount of water changes and the amount of sediments increases, lakes can be transformed into _________ and eventually into dry land.

_____________ form in a variety of ways when depressions on land fill with water

______________ is a natural nutrient-enrichment process that can be accelerated when nutrients from fertilizers, detergents, or sewage are added.

_________ are low-lying areas that are periodically saturated with water and support specific plant species

Sediments that are transported by streams, but too large to be held up in suspension.

The narrow channel carved over time by the water of a stream into sediment or rock layers.

Marshes, swamps and bogs are all types of ___________ areas.

A bend or curve in a stream caused by moving water is called ___________.