Science vocab

4. An automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data.global-positioning-system A network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth’s surface.
8. The difference between the highest and lowest elevations in a given area; the variations in elevation of a land surface.
9. An area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment.
11. The rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff.
13. The rock material carried and deposited by glaciers.
14. The slow downhill movement of weathered rock material.
16. The boundary between land and a body of water.
17. An area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks.
18. The process in which material is laid down.
22. The size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including its relief.
24. On a map, a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line and that indicates a change in elevation.
25. The water beneath Earth’s surface.
26. The relationship between measurements on a model, map, or diagram and the actual measurements or distance.
28. The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediments from one location to another.

1. A low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea.
2. A mound of wind-deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of wind.
3. The process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without physically being in touch with the object.
5. The flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water.
6. A large mass of ice that exists year-round and moves over land.
7. The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next.
10. A fan-shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply.
12. Fine-grained sediments of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica, and clay deposited by the wind.
15. A line that connects points of equal elevation on a map.
19. Island A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the slope.
20. The sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope.
21. A measure of the slant of a line; the ratio of rise over run.
23. A mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of the river.
27. A map that shows the surface features of Earth.