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