4th 9-Week Exam Review
Across
- 2. highest point of a wave
- 3. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars-also called “rocky” planets
- 6. largest planet, stormiest planet also
- 9. lowest point of a wave
- 11. a large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans
- 12. most spectacular rings, gas giant that is the 6th planet from the Sun
- 13. thin layer of gases that surround the Earth
- 14. the average weather conditions in a place over 30 years
- 15. daily rise and fall of waters on Earth’s coastlines
- 19. tide with the greatest difference between the heights of high and low tides
- 20. the study of Earth’s oceans
- 23. called the “Red Planet” due to iron oxide
- 24. countries closer to this line of latitude experience warmer temperatures
- 25. movement of energy through water
- 27. dwarf planet,located near the Kuiper Belt
- 29. 2nd planet, Earth’s “Twin”
- 30. the daily atmospheric conditions in a particular place
Down
- 1. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune-also called Gas Giants
- 4. rush of water that flows rapidly back to the sea through a narrow opening
- 5. 8th planet from the Sun, deep blue color
- 7. only planet with life on it, 3rd from the Sun
- 8. 1st planet from the Sun, smallest terrestrial planet
- 10. movement of water upwards from the deep ocean
- 16. outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere
- 17. 7th planet from the Sun, green blue color due to methane
- 18. the study of weather
- 21. the amount of salt dissolved in water
- 22. tide with the least difference between the heights of high and low tides
- 26. medium star that provides heat, light and energy for the Earth
- 28. canyon on the ocean floor