Unit 3 Vocab

2. A fan-shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply.
5. A large mass of ice that exists year-round and moves over land.
6. A measure of the slant of the line; the ratio of rise over run.
8. The flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water.
9. On a map, a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line and that indicates a change in elevation.
11. The slow downhill movement of weathered rock material.
13. The boundary between land and a body of water.Beach An area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment.
15. The process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without physically being in touch with the object.
16. A mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth or river of a stream.
17. A mound of wind-deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of wind.
18. Drift The rock material carried and deposited by glaciers.
19. A map that shows the surface features of Earth.
21. A network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth’s surface.
24. An automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geologic data.
27. A line that connects points of equal elevation on a map.

1. The water that is beneath the Earth’s surface.
3. Fine-grained sediments of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica, and clay deposited by wind.
4. An area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks.
7. The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next.
10. The size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including its relief.
12. The difference between the highest and the lowest elevations in a given area; the variations in elevation of a land surface.
14. The sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope.
16. The process in which material is laid down.
20. The relationship between the measurements on a model, map, or diagram and the actual measurement or distance.
22. A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore.
23. The rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff.
25. A low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea.
26. The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.