Ch.1: Introduction to Earth Science Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres (0°)
  2. 4. practical application of science
  3. 7. light and dark layers of sediment deposited in a yearly cycle
  4. 8. ___ Pole is the southernmost point on the Earth
  5. 10. the study of the earth and the universe
  6. 11. study of rocks and minerals
  7. 14. belief that matter and energy are all that exist and that the universe began as a result of a series of undirected natural processes
  8. 15. imaginary line that divides the earth into the western and Eastern hemispheres
  9. 17. orderly study of creation using observations and experiments
  10. 18. producing of small changes in organisms
  11. 19. belief that the supernatural being purposely and purposefully created the universe
  12. 21. study of artifacts and fossils
  13. 23. ___ oceanography study of waves and ocean currents
  14. 24. Tropic of ___ is roughly the southernmost boundary for the tropics
  15. 25. distance in degrees north or south of the equator
  16. 27. study of the solid earth
  17. 29. study of physical things beyond earth’s atmosphere
  18. 30. study of the atmosphere
Down
  1. 1. ___ Evolution = God used the process of evolution rather than sudden works of power to create major groups of living things
  2. 2. method used to determine the age of items of organic origin by measuring the radioactivity of their carbon 14 content
  3. 5. ___ science study of humans’ relationship to their environment
  4. 6. study of volcanoes and materials produced by volcanoes
  5. 9. analyze radioactive elements contained in rocks/artifacts
  6. 12. ___ Pole is the northernmost point on the Earth
  7. 13. ___ creation = God miraculously created every basic living thing
  8. 16. ___ oceanography - study of chemicals in oceans (naturally occurring and from outside sources)
  9. 20. distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
  10. 22. study of earth’s oceans, from the surface to the deepest ocean trenches
  11. 26. study of earthquakes, earth’s layers, earth’s composition
  12. 28. Tropic of ___ is roughly the northernmost boundary for the tropics