Earth's Spheres
Across
- 6. ______ ocean currents are driven by wind
- 7. Wind, water, etc moving weathered rock to another location
- 8. Atmosphere layer that contains ozone
- 10. Atmosphere layer closest to ground; where weather occurs
- 12. Solid pieces of lithosphere that move around
- 17. rocks belong in this sphere of Earth
- 18. measure of salt content in water
- 20. ______ ocean currents are driven by convection
- 21. Middle layer of the geosphere
- 22. Sun's heat causes water to move from liquid to gas
- 23. Gasses in Earth's atmosphere trap heat, keeping Earth warm
Down
- 1. oxygen in the air belongs in this sphere of Earth
- 2. lakes belong in this sphere of Earth
- 3. Water vapor (gas) changing into liquid
- 4. Geologic event created when tectonic plates collide
- 5. living things belong in this sphere of Earth
- 9. Water moving from the atmosphere to the ground
- 10. Hottest atmosphere layer
- 11. Gas that makes up most of the atmosphere
- 13. Outermost layer of the geosphere
- 14. Center layer of the geosphere
- 15. Breaking down rock into smaller pieces
- 16. Geologic event created when tectonic plates slide past each other
- 19. Coldest atmosphere layer