Dehart 2 SV

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Across
  1. 3. is the solid, outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of the Earth's crust and the upper, brittle portion of the mantle
  2. 4. refers to the process where, early in its formation, the Earth's materials separated based on density
  3. 5. is the outermost layer of the Earth, made of solid rock
  4. 11. is an imaginary line that runs around the middle of the planet, dividing it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
  5. 13. is the day when the Earth is tilted farthest away from the sun, resulting in the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere
  6. 15. refers to the movement of the Earth in its orbit around the Sun
  7. 16. is a layer within the Earth's upper mantle, directly below the lithosphere
Down
  1. 1. is the moment when the sun is directly above the equator
  2. 2. is half of the Earth
  3. 6. refers to the point in Earth's orbit where it is furthest away from the Sun, typically occurring around early July each year
  4. 7. is the point in Earth's orbit when it is closest to the sun
  5. 8. is made up of the continents and continental shelves, which are the outermost layer of the Earth's lithosphere
  6. 9. is the Earth's axis of rotation slowly wobbling over time
  7. 10. is a liquid layer of the planet's core, situated between the solid inner core and the mantle, primarily composed of molten iron and nickel
  8. 12. is a solid, dense ball of iron and nickel at the center of the planet
  9. 14. is the layer of Earth that sits between the crust and the core