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