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