chapter 7 & 8 crossword
Across
- 2. warmest ocean and is the trade route between Africa and Asia
- 5. when a star converts more hydrogen into heavier elements the energy output rises and the body of the star swells into a _________
- 6. year that the UN established major boundaries
- 7. why stars twinkle
- 10. name of line drawn close to the 180 meridian
- 12. what are the boundaries established by the UN for ?
- 13. one nautical mile per hour
- 15. _________ -iron sunk to the middle of the planet
- 18. single continuous land mass that includes Europe and Asia
- 19. continent of the south pole
- 20. the earth was formed ______ years ago
- 22. imaginary line at which a body rotates
- 24. unit used in measuring distance at sea
- 26. half of the celestial sphere
- 27. ___% percent of oceans covered in ice (spell it out)
- 29. America includes Canada , Mexico and central America
Down
- 1. The galaxy earth belongs to
- 3. what were the first organisms on earth
- 4. release of volatile substances and water vapor
- 8. Modern practice of position fixing that enables a navigator to travel through space
- 9. second largest , connects polar waters and is the major shipping ocean
- 11. type of boundaries were established by the UN
- 14. smallest continent in size
- 16. 70% earths surface
- 17. percent of ice that covers the earth
- 21. stars core will eventually collapse in an explosion
- 23. cloud of cold dust and gas within a galaxy
- 25. smallest, coldest, ocean also known as the northern sea
- 28. the largest ocean that covers 33% of the earth