Science Definitions

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