Earth and Space

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Across
  1. 2. : the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body
  2. 4. :The total amount of water on the planet
  3. 8. : the biosphere is made up of the parts of Earth where life exists
  4. 10. : where two plates move away from each other
  5. 14. TECTONICS: a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of earths subterranean movements
  6. 15. DRIFT: the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
  7. 16. TRENCHES: long, narrow depressions on the see-floor
Down
  1. 1. :the planet on which we live.
  2. 3. : motion in which all points on a wave oscillate along paths at right angles to the direction of the wave's advance
  3. 5. WAVES: an elastic wave generated by an impulse such as an earthquake or an explosion
  4. 6. : first supercontinent named ...
  5. 7. : the rocky outer part of Earth
  6. 9. :shaking of the earth
  7. 11. : an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.
  8. 12. : big wave. very destructive
  9. 13. : lots of swirly wind, often comes with a large storm