Unit 3 Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. A mound of wind-deposited sand that moves as a result of wind
  2. 5. The rapid mass of movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff
  3. 7. The size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including its relief
  4. 8. The water that is beneath Earth’s surface
  5. 12. An area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment
  6. 13. A fan shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply
  7. 16. Fine-grained sediments of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica and clay deposited by the wind
  8. 18. The slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
  9. 21. The process in which material is laid down
  10. 22. The rock material carried and deposited by glaciers
  11. 23. A mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream
  12. 24. A network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth’s surface
  13. 26. A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore
Down
  1. 1. A line that connects points of equal elevation on a map
  2. 2. An automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data
  3. 4. A map that shows the surface features of Earth
  4. 6. A large mass of ice that exist year-round and moves over land
  5. 9. The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next
  6. 10. An area along a river that forms from, sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks
  7. 11. The flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water
  8. 14. The sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope
  9. 15. The difference between the highest and lowest elevations on a given area; the variations in elevations of a land surface
  10. 17. The boundary between land a body of water
  11. 19. A low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea
  12. 20. The relationship between the measurements on a model, map or diagram and the actual measurements or distances
  13. 25. The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one place to another