Earth
Across
- 1. The star that provides light and heat
- 3. A change in the angle of the rotational axis on a rotating body (Ex. The Earth)
- 7. Force exerted on a surface by the air above it
- 8. Ability of surfaces to reflect sunlight
- 9. Second innermost layer of the Earth
- 10. Average rotation time on Earth
- 13. radio broadcasting that uses frequency modulation
- 14. Two tectonic plates that move away from eachother
- 16. All the water on Earth's surfaces
- 17. Fourth layer of Earth's atmosphere that absorbs the sun's radiation
- 18. Negatively charged subatomic particles
- 20. Air pollution that reduces visibility
- 22. Outermost layer on Earth
- 23. Causes the greenhouse effect by trapping heat in the atmosphere
Down
- 1. an atmosphere of a planet that did not form by accretion during the formation of the planet's star
- 2. Closest star to the sun
- 3. The process of plants making food
- 4. Zone of energetic charged particles around the Earth
- 5. Chemical that breaks down the ozone layer
- 6. cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbit the Sun
- 11. The planet we live on
- 12. Second planet in the solar system
- 15. Relating to earth, an inhabitant of Earth
- 19. A natural light display in the sky caused by interference with magnetic field lines
- 21. Chemical compound for Ozone