science vocab

2. the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
5. the term used for the differences in height from place to place on the land's surface
7. A low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea.
9. bold or thicker lines that appear at every fifth contour line
11. the rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff
14. A wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt
15. An ordered system of numbering or indexing that is used as a reference standard in measurement
16. the rock material carried and deposited by glaciers
17. Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
19. A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range
21. Wave-washed sediment along a coast
22. A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake
23. Numerical measure of a line's inclination relative to the horizontal
24. Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away
26. a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
27. a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying data related to positions on Earth's surface
28. a line drawn on a topographic map to indicate ground elevation or depression

1. a network of satellites and receiving devices used to determine the location of something on Earth
3. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
4. an area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks
6. the vertical distance or difference in elevation between contour lines
8. a long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore
10. A topographic map is a detailed and accurate illustration of man-made and natural features on the ground such as roads, railways, power transmission lines, contours, elevations, rivers, lakes and geographical names
12. the slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
13. underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks
18. A large mass of moving ice and snow on land
20. the process of detecting and monitoring the physical characteristics of an area by measuring its reflected and emitted radiation at a distance
23. the boundary between land and a body of water
25. Quickly moving downhill flow of soil and rock fragments containing a large amount of water