Earth and Space Crossword
Across
- 1. Cycle The time period when the Moon orbits Earth one time and goes through all of its phases. Takes about 29 days.
- 3. The driving force of water cycle and is the center of our solar system
- 5. Happens in the West (PM)
- 9. When water fills every available pore space in soil. New rain has no where to go and flooding is very likely.
- 11. The spinning of Earth on its axis.
- 12. The movement of one object around another object. Orbit
- 13. Has a rocky surface and has a very THIN atmosphere
- 14. The evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant into the atmosphere.
- 19. Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet.
- 20. Has a rocky surface and has an atmosphere
- 21. The time it takes Earth to revolve around the sun
Down
- 2. Water collecting in rivers, oceans, and streams
- 4. The flow of water through soil and porous or cracked rock
- 6. belt Separates the inner and outer planets.
- 7. The time it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis
- 8. Causes the rise and fall of ocean tides
- 9. Caused by the tilt of Earth on its axis and Earth's revolution around the Sun
- 10. ...planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.
- 11. water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
- 15. Happens in the East (AM)
- 16. ...planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
- 17. average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time. (What you can expect)
- 18. The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place. Changes day-to-day. (What you get)