vocab unit 3

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