Science Vocab #3

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