Fall 2024 Exam Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. The side of a hill or mountain that faces away from the wind.
  2. 4. The height of a place above sea level.
  3. 6. The dry area on the leeward side of a mountain range.
  4. 8. A graph that shows the climate of a place, including temperature and precipitation over time.
  5. 12. A characteristic or quality of something.
  6. 14. The repeated pathways that matter takes through Earth's systems, like the water cycle and the carbon cycle.
  7. 16. The side of a hill or mountain that faces the wind.
  8. 17. A flow of water or air in a particular direction.
  9. 18. Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Down
  1. 1. Molten rock that erupts onto Earth's surface from a volcano.
  2. 3. The shape and features of the land.
  3. 5. Any form of water that falls from the sky, like rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  4. 7. The very hot center of the Earth.
  5. 9. Molten rock beneath Earth's surface.
  6. 10. Large pieces of Earth's crust that move slowly over time.
  7. 11. The breaking down of rocks and other materials by weather and other natural processes.
  8. 13. Water that flows over land into rivers, lakes, or the ocean.
  9. 15. The process of wearing away the Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice.