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