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Worksheet 12 - River and water puzzles

In the following pages you will find a number of fun puzzles from wordsearchs to crosswords and a ‘true or false’ quiz. Feel free to print and use any combination of these puzzles to suit your needs. The answers will be found at the end of all the puzzles.

Crossword

Solve the clues in the puzzle and fill the answers in to the appropriate numbered boxes.

Wordsearch

Look for the listed words in the grid. Words can be found running forwards or backwards, horizontally, vertically or diagonally.


Puzzle 1 – Filling in the blanks (answers at end of worksheets)

Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks. (answers at the end of worksheets)rapids

channelflowsdry up

riverbanksfloodlow

water

mouthlake

transportation tributaries

sourceocean

riverbedwaterfalls

A river is a body of water that _______________ from high ground to _______________ ground. The beginning of a river is called the _______________. As a river flows down, other smaller rivers called _______________ join it and it becomes bigger.

The river flows in its __________________. The bottom of the river is called the ________________. The sides of the river are called the ________________. Usually, the river stays in its channel but sometimes, after heavy rains, the river overflows its banks and there is a ________________. At other times, during the summer or during a drought, some rivers ___________________ completely and people can walk on the riverbed.

The river usually flows down to a _________________ or an _______________. The place where the river meets the larger body of water is the end of the river and is called the _________________.

Sometimes rivers flow very fast over rocks. These areas, which are called _____________, are dangerous for boats. And sometimes, rivers flow over cliffs forming beautiful __________________.Rivers are very important for civilization. They provide ______________ for drinking and irrigation. As well, they were important routes for _________________ by boats in the past.


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1. A place where a river goes over a cliff.

4. Some river do this after heavy rains.

7. Fast flowing water that goes over rocks.

9. The end of a river; the place where it flows into a lake or ocean.

10. A flowing body of water.

12. Something that crosses a river.

13. The place where a river flows.

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2. The largest river in the world.

3. A river is a body of water that ___________.

5. Some rivers do this during a drought.

6. The bottom of a river.

7. The side of a river.

8. The start of a river.

11. The longest river in the world.

Puzzle 2 – Water Crossword (answers at the end of the worksheets)

Puzzle 3 – Rivers Crossword (answers at the end of worksheets)

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3. A manmade construction that is used to block a river.

4. The start of a river.

8. The kind of lake formed when a river meanders.

9. A river is a body of water that ___________.

12. The place where a river flows.


15. The side of a river.

17. Some rivers do this during a drought.

18. Something that crosses a river.

19. Dirt rocks or sand that is carried by a river.

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1. Some river do this after heavy rains.

2. The largest river in the world.

5. The process of wearing away the riverbed or riverbanks by the river.

6. The longest river in the world.

7. The end of a river; the place where it flows into a lake or ocean.

10. A place where a river goes over a cliff.

11. Go back and forth.

14. An area at the river's mouth where saltwater from the ocean and freshwater from the river meet.

16. Fast flowing water that goes over rocks.

17. A triangular shaped island at the mouth of a river that is formed from river sediments.

18. The bottom of a river.

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Puzzle 4 – Watercycle Crossword (answers at the end of worksheets)

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1. Water going back to the sky (11)6. Wet and falls from the sky (4)8. Water that doesn’t soak into the ground becomes this (3,3)9. A lake or reservoir would be an example of this (7)12. Technical word for “soaking in” (12)13. The level water naturally sinks to (5,5)

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2. Word that could describe any form of water falling from the sky (13)3. Water vapour joins together to form droplets (12)4. Plants “sweating” (13)5. Water dribbling down through the rock (11)7. Moisture below the surface (6,5)10. Large expanse of water covers much of the planet (3)11. Small ice crystals falling from the sky (4)


Puzzle 5 – River/Water related quiz

Answer the following questions with either True or False (answers at the end of worksheets)

1. The River Nile is the longest river in the world?

2. Rivers normally contains saltwater?

3. Small rivers usually have different names such as, creek, brook, stream?

4. The word “Upstream” means the direction where the water is flowing to? (From)

5. The second longest river is located in South America?

6. Water covers half (1/2) of the earth’s surface?

7. Most of the world’s big cities are located near the banks of rivers?

8. The River Ravensbourne is 5 miles long?

9. The amount of water on earth has remain the same for 2 billion years?

10. The Mouth of a river is where a river starts?

11. A Tributary means when little streams & rivers joins a big river?

12. Headwater is the place where a river ends?

13. Estuary is the place where freshwater meets & mix with saltwater?

14. The Ravensbourne river flows through 3 London boroughs?

15. The Ravensbourne river starts from Lewisham?

16. The River Ravensbourne is a tributary of River Thames?

17. A confluence is the meeting point of two of more bodies of water meets?

18. Water can be found in 3 different states/forms ?

19. The Ravensbourne river joins the River Thames at Catford?

20. Valleys are created by water?


Puzzle 6 – River wordsearch

Find the water WORDS below in the grid ABOVE:Amazon Bed Channel Dam DeltaDry up Erosion Estuary Flood MeaderMouth Nile Oxbow lake Rapids River

Riverbank Sediment Source Stream Waterfall


Puzzle 7 – River wordsearch

Find the water WORDS below in the grid ABOVE:River Dry up Amazon Rapids RiverbankFlow Mouth Source Stream WaterfallFlood Bridge Nile Channel Bed

Sediment Confluence Deposition Tributary Transportation


Find the bodies of water below in the grid ABOVE:Bay Cove Creek Geyser Inlet

Lagoon Lake Marsh Oasis OceanPond Pool Puddle River Sea

Straight Stream Swamp Tide pool Waterfall

Puzzle 8 – Water wordsearch


Puzzle 9 – Word descriptions

There are bodies of water all over our planet. Describe the different bodies of water using the words small, large, fresh, salt, deep, shallow, protected, still, and flowing. Try to use at least two adjectives per description.

(Note: ‘fresh’ and ‘salt’ can be combined with ‘water’ as freshwater, saltwater).

A sea Is a large body of salt water

A lake

A river

A pond

A stream

An ocean

A puddle

A bay

A creek

A cove

An inlet

A lagoon

An oasis

A tide pool


Puzzle 10 – An introduction to rivers – Questionnaire (answers at the end of the worksheets)

Using your General Knowledge, answer the following associated river questions.

1. What is a River?

2. List 3 Rivers you know around the world:

1.) 2.) 3.)

3. List 3 uses of Rivers:

1.) 2.) 3.)

4. Why are rivers important?

5. What is a River Source

6. What is a Mouth of a river?

7. Does a river look the same in the Beginning and the End?

8. What is a Tributary?

9. What is a Meander? (draw a picture of a meander)

10. What is the longest river in Africa?

11. What is the longest river in South America?

12. Which continent has no rivers?


Puzzle 11 – Water Cycle – Questionnaire (answers at the end of the worksheets)

1. The water cycle is the Earth's way of;

Getting rid of water

Recycling water

Using up all of our water

Cleaning our water

2. There are ____ stages in the water cycle.

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3. The water cycle begins with ________.

Condensation

Evaporation

Precipitation

Trick question-the water cycle has no beginning or end

4. When the Sun heats up the puddle of water in your backyard and turns it into water vapour, this process is known as ________.

Condensation

Evaporation

Precipitation

Collection


5. When you look outside & it’s raining, the water falling down is in what stage of the water cycle?

Evaporation

Collection

Condensation

Precipitation

6. In what stage of the water cycle would you see clouds forming?

Collection

Condensation

Precipitation

Evaporation

7. In the collection stage of the water cycle, water finds itself back in oceans, streams, and rivers by way of ________.

The suction force that comes from large bodies of water

Gravity and the fact that things tend to flow downhill

Animals that carry the water back

People

8. As time goes by, water goes through the water cycle again and again, the amount of water on Earth _______.

Increases

Decreases

Stays the same

Goes up and down

9. The water that was around when dinosaurs roamed the Earth:

Is gone, and has been for a long time

Is about halfway gone


Is the same water we use today

Would be really dirty if it were still around

10. Once water makes it all the way through the water cycle, the water ________.

Starts the cycle over again

Has beaten that cycle and moves on to a more advanced cycle

Is done with its journey

Can take a break for awhile


ANSWERS

Puzzle 1 – Filling in the blanks (answers)

Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks. (answers at the end of worksheets)rapids

channelflowsdry up

riverbanksfloodlow

water

mouthlake

transportation tributaries

sourceocean

riverbedwaterfalls

A river is a body of water that FLOWS from high ground to LOW ground. The beginning of a river is called the SOURCE. As a river flows down, other smaller rivers called TRIBUTARIES join it and it becomes bigger.

The river flows in its CHANNEL. The bottom of the river is called the RIVERBED. The sides of the river are called the RIVERBANKS. Usually, the river stays in its channel but sometimes, after heavy rains, the river overflows its banks and there is a FLOOD. At other times, during the summer or during a drought, some rivers DRY UP completely and people can walk on the riverbed.

The river usually flows down to a LAKE or an OCEAN. The place where the river meets the larger body of water is the end of the river and is called the MOUTH.

Sometimes rivers flow very fast over rocks. These areas, which are called RAPIDS, are dangerous for boats. And sometimes, rivers flow over cliffs forming beautiful WATERFALLS.Rivers are very important for civilization. They provide WATER for drinking and irrigation. As well, they were important routes for TRANSPORTATION by boats in the past.


Puzzle 2 – Water Crossword (answers)

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1. A place where a river goes over a cliff. Waterfall

4. Some river do this after heavy rains. Flood

7. Fast flowing water that goes over rocks. Rapids

9. The end of a river; the place where it flows into a lake or ocean. Mouth


12. Something that crosses a river. Bridge

13. The place where a river flows. Channel

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2. The largest river in the world. Amazon

3. A river is a body of water that Flows.

5. Some rivers do this during a drought. Dryup

6. The bottom of a river. Bed

7. The side of a river. River bank

8. The start of a river. Source

11. The longest river in the world. Nile


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3. A manmade construction that is used to block a river. Dam

4. The start of a river. Source

8. The kind of lake formed when a river meanders.

Oxbow lake

9. A river is a body of water that Flows.

12. The place where a river flows. Channel

13. A flowing body of water. River

15. The side of a river. River bank

17. Some rivers do this during a drought. Dry up

18. Something that crosses a river. Bridge

19. Dirt rocks or sand that is carried by a river.

Sediment

Down

1. Some river do this after heavy rains. Flood

2. The largest river in the world. Amazon

5. The process of wearing away the riverbed or riverbanks by the river.

6. The longest river in the world. Nile

7. The end of a river; the place where it flows into a lake or ocean. Mouth

10. A place where a river goes over a cliff. Waterfall

11. Go back and forth. Meander

14. An area at the river's mouth where saltwater from the ocean and freshwater from the river meet. Estuary

16. Fast flowing water that goes over rocks. Rapids

17. A triangular shaped island at the mouth of a river that is formed from river sediments.Delta

18. The bottom of a river. Bed

Puzzle 3 – Rivers Crossword (answers)


Puzzle 4 – Watercycle Crossword (answers)

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1. Water going back to the sky (11) Evaporation6. Wet and falls from the sky (4) Rain8. Water that doesn’t soak into the ground becomes this (3,3) Runoff9. A lake or reservoir would be an example of this (7) Storage12. Technical word for “soaking in” (12) Infiltration13. The level water naturally sinks to (5,5) Water table

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2. Word that could describe any form of water falling from the sky (13) Precipitation3. Water vapour joins together to form droplets (12) Condensation4. Plants “sweating” (13) Transpiration5. Water dribbling down through the rock (11) Percolation7. Moisture below the surface (6,5) Ground water10. Large expanse of water covers much of the planet (3) Sea11. Small ice crystals falling from the sky (4) Snow


Puzzle 5 – River/Water related quiz (answers)

1. The River Nile is the longest river in the world? True

2. Rivers normally contains saltwater? False (freshwater)

3. Small rivers usually have different names such as, creek, brook, stream? True

4. The word “Upstream” means the direction where the water is flowing to? False (From)

5. The second longest river is located in South America? True (Amazon river)

6. Water covers half (1/2) of the earth’s surface? False (3/4)

7. Most of the world’s big cities are located near the banks of rivers? True

8. The River Ravensbourne is 5 miles long? False (11 miles)

9. The amount of water on earth has remain the same for 2 billion years? True

10. The Mouth of a river is where a river starts? False (ends)

11. A Tributary means when little streams & rivers joins a big river? True

12. Headwater is the place where a river ends? False (starts)

13. Estuary is the place where freshwater meets & mix with saltwater? True

14. The Ravensbourne river flows through 3 London boroughs? True (Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich)

15. The Ravensbourne river starts from Lewisham? False (Bromley – Caesars well/ Keston)

16. The River Ravensbourne is a tributary of River Thames? True

17. A confluence is the meeting point of two of more bodies of water meets? True

18. Water can be found in 3 different states/forms ? True (Gas – vapour / liquid – water / solid - ice)

19. The Ravensbourne river joins the River Thames at Catford? False (Deptford Creek – Greenwich)


20. Valleys are created by water? True

Puzzle 10 – An introduction to rivers – Questionnaire (answers)

Using your General Knowledge, answer the following associated river questions.

1. What is a River?

2. List 3 Rivers you know around the world: There are many to chose from!

1.) Thames 2.) Loire 3.) Danube

3. List 3 uses of Rivers: There are many to chose from!

1.) Fishing 2.) Canoeing 3.) Sailing

4. Why are rivers important?

5. What is a River Source Where a river starts

6. What is a Mouth of a river? The end of a river, where it flows in to a bigger body of water eg. and ocean or lake

7. Does a river look the same in the Beginning and the End? No

8. What is a Tributary? a stream/river which feeding a larger stream/river

9. What is a Meander? (draw a picture of a meander)

A bend in the river.

As the river erodes, to the right side then the left side, it forms large bends, and then horseshoe-like loops called meanders

10. What is the longest river in Africa? The Nile

11. What is the longest river in South America? The Amazon

12. Which continent has no rivers? Antarctica


Puzzle 11 – Water Cycle – Questionnaire (answers)

1. Recycling water2. 43. Trick question-the water cycle has no beginning or end4. Evaporation5. Precipitation6. Condensation7. Gravity and the fact that things tend to flow downhill 8. Stays the same9. Is the same water we use today 10. Starts over again

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