Chapter 13 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. cycle the continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, the land, and the oceans
  2. 3. a process in which hte materials of Earth's surface are loosened, dissolved, or worn away and transported from one place to another by a natural agent, such as wind, water, ice, or gravity
  3. 6. the thin and solid outermost layer of the earth above the mantle
  4. 8. the change of state from a gas to a liquid
  5. 10. the lowest layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature drops at a constant rate as altitutde increases; the part of the atmosphere where weather conditions exist
  6. 12. the transfer of energy as heath through a material
  7. 14. weathering the process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions
  8. 15. water that contains insignificant amounts of salts, as in rivers and lakes
  9. 18. the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  10. 20. in Earth science, the layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core
  11. 22. a gas molecule that is made up of three oxygen atoms
  12. 23. the change of state from a liquid to a gas
  13. 24. the portion of Earth that is water
  14. 25. plate a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle; also called lithospheric plate
Down
  1. 1. the solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere; made of mantle rock that flows very slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it
  2. 4. the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust
  3. 5. the energy that is transferred as eelctromagnetic waves, such as visible light and infrared waves
  4. 7. a measure of the amount of dissolve salts in a given liquid
  5. 9. the layer of the atmosphere that lies between the troposphere and the mesosphere and in which temperature increases as altitude increases; contains the ozone layer
  6. 11. any form of water that falls to the Earth's surface from the clouds; includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail
  7. 13. a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, such as Earth
  8. 16. effect the warming of the surface and lower atmophse that occurs when carbond dioxide, water vapor, and other gases in the air absorb and reradiate infrared radiation
  9. 17. the movement of matter due to differences in density that are caused by temperature variations; can result in the transfer of energy
  10. 19. the part of Earth where life exists
  11. 21. the central part of the earth below the mantle; also the center of the sun