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