Vocab words science

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