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Across
  1. 2. fan A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range
  2. 5. A wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt
  3. 6. A low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea.
  4. 7. the slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
  5. 9. drift the rock material carried and deposited by glaciers
  6. 10. water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
  7. 12. the boundary between land and a body of water
  8. 16. gas to solid
  9. 17. a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
  10. 20. Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)
  11. 22. Quickly moving downhill flow of soil and rock fragments containing a large amount of water
  12. 23. Information System A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data.
  13. 24. island a long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore
  14. 26. The steepness of a line on a graph
  15. 27. line A line on a topographic map that connects points of equal elevation
  16. 28. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
Down
  1. 1. The area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends.
  2. 3. Wave-washed sediment along a coast
  3. 4. A large mass of moving ice and snow on land
  4. 8. the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area
  5. 11. A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake
  6. 13. sensing The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or other long-distance methods.
  7. 14. contour On a topographic map, a heavier contour line that is labeled with elevation of that contour line
  8. 15. Positioning System A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers.
  9. 18. the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
  10. 19. map A map that shows the surface features of an area.
  11. 21. the rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff
  12. 25. interval the difference in elevation from one contour line to the next
  13. 26. the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole