Chpt 3: Geosphere Vocabulary
Across
- 6. changing from a liquid to a gas
- 9. large amounts of condensation such as rain, sleet, snow
- 12. the center most part of the Earth containing the densest elements
- 13. layer of gases closest to Earth's surface
- 14. changing from a gas to a liquid
- 16. breakdown, removal & transport of Earth's surface material
- 17. a measure of all the dissolved salts in water
- 19. cool layer consisting of the crust & outermost part of the mantle
- 20. layer of gases which contain ozone causing its temperature to rise with altitude
- 22. transfer of energy through direct contact
Down
- 1. all the living and one living parts of the Earth
- 2. transfer of energy from the movement of fluids
- 3. all the rocks & soil on and within the Earth
- 4. layer of gases which blanket the Earth
- 5. outermost layer of the geosphere
- 7. transfer of energy across space
- 8. beneath Earth's crust & made of rocks with medium density
- 10. plate, pieces of the lithosphere that glide upon the asthenosphere
- 11. cycle, the continuous movement of water through Earth's spheres
- 15. effect, warming of the Earth through the presence of gases which trap the Sun's energy
- 18. water, has very low to zero salinity & present in rivers, lakes & streams
- 21. plastic & solid layer upon which Earth's tectonic plates move