Science Vocab

2. the sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope
6. the size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including its relief
7. the rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff
8. fine-grained sediments of quartz feldspar hornblende mica and clay deposited by the wind
10. on a map, a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line and that indicates a change in elevation
11. the relationship between the measurements on a model, map or diagram
13. the process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without physically being in touch with the object
14. a fan shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply
17. the water that is beneath earths surface
19. the boundary between land and a body water
21. a long ridge of sand or narrow iceland that lies parallel
24. large mass of ice that exists year round and moves over land
25. the difference between the highest and lowest elevations in a given area; the variations in elevation of a land surface
26. an automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data
27. a network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth's surface
28. the slow downhill movement of weathered rock material

1. the flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water
3. the process in which material is laid down
4. the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediments from one location to another
5. the rocky material carried and deposited by glaciers
9. a line that connects points of equal elevation on a map
11. a low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea
12. an area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks
15. a mound of wind deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of wind
16. an area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment
18. a network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth's surface
19. the steepness or the degree of incline of a surface
20. a map that shows the surface features of Earth
22. a mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream
23. the difference in elevation from one contour line to the next