Vocab words

2. the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area
3. A measure of a slant of a line; the ratio of rising overrun
6. The process in which material is laid down
10. a line that connects points of equal elevation on a map
16. a network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth's surface
18. A low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea
19. The rocky material carried and deposited by glaciers
20. The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediments from one location to another
23. the difference in elevation from one contour line to the next
24. An area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks
25. The flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water
27. Large mass of ice that exists year-round and moves over land
28. Fine-grained sediments of quartz feldspar hornblende mica and clay deposited by the wind
29. An area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment

1. The process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without physically being in touch with the object
4. The slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
5. A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel
7. The sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope
8. A fan-shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply
9. an automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data
11. is the flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water
12. The boundary between land and a body of water
13. a map that shows the surface features of Earth
14. A mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream
15. on a map, a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line and that indicates a change in elevation
17. the relationship between the measurements on a model, map, or diagram, and the actual measurement or distance
21. The rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff
22. A mound of wind deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of wind
26. The water that is beneath the earth's surface