Ch. 1: Intro to Earth Science Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. distance north/south of Equator
  2. 5. distance east/west of Prime Meridian
  3. 8. water sphere
  4. 9. type of map showing earth's 3-D surface
  5. 10. "study of earth"
  6. 11. study of oceans
  7. 14. thin gaseous envelope surrounding earth
  8. 16. any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole
  9. 17. resources that can be replenished
Down
  1. 1. describes movement of continents
  2. 2. study of universe
  3. 4. all live forms make up this sphere
  4. 6. make up layers of the earth
  5. 7. well tested & widely accepted by scientific community
  6. 12. possible explanation
  7. 13. study of atmosphere, weather, climate
  8. 15. flat representation of earth's surface
  9. 18. hypothesis suggesting solar system formed from solar nebula