Choice Board Terms and Definitons
Across
- 2. a long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore
- 4. or distance
- 5. The process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without physically being in touch with the object
- 10. fine-grained sediments of, quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica, and clay deposited by the wind
- 11. the water that is beneath Earth's surface
- 14. an automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data
- 16. the difference in elevation between one contour line and the next
- 18. a network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth's surface
- 20. the difference between the highest and lowest elevations in a given area; the variations in elevation of a land surface
- 23. a map that shows the surface of the Earth
- 26. a mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream
- 27. an area along a river that forms sediment deposited when the river overflows its banks
- 28. the sudden movement of rock and soil down a
- 29. a low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea
Down
- 1. a large mass of ice that exists year-round and moves over land
- 3. the rock material that carried and deposited by glaciers
- 6. the flow of a mass of mud and rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water
- 7. a fan-shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply
- 8. the size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including its relief
- 9. a line that connects points of equal elevation on a map
- 12. a mound of wind-deposited sand thatr moves as a result of sand that moves as a result of the action of the wind
- 13. the relationship between the measurements on a model, map, or diagram and the actual
- 15. the boundary between land and a body of water
- 17. the slow downhill movement of weathered rock
- 19. on a map, a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line and that indicates a change in elevation
- 21. the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
- 22. the process by which material is laid down
- 24. a measurement of the slant of a line; the ratio of rise over run
- 25. the rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff
- 30. an area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment