Earth and Space Science

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Across
  1. 2. Contains Earth’s magnetic field
  2. 4. Composed of minerals, organic material, living organisms, gas, and water
  3. 7. Anything that takes in and stores carbon
  4. 9. Used to clean up polluted groundwater
  5. 10. The amount of space between sediments
  6. 14. Is considered the most fertile soil with a very fine texture
  7. 15. Aurora borealis occurs here 90-1,000 km from Earth
  8. 16. Boundary between atmosphere and space extends to 10,000 km from Earth
  9. 17. Ground bordering streams on each side
  10. 19. Process if water, wind, gravity, and glaciers breaking rocks down
  11. 20. Water, wind, gravity, and glaciers carrying away loosened material from weathering
  12. 23. the gradual excessive warming of our planet that will result in economic disasters
  13. 24. Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluourinated gases
  14. 26. Tranfer of energy as heat through a material
  15. 29. Has the highest amount of permeability, as well as being the largest soil
  16. 30. Warmth from sun onto Earth
  17. 33. Labels all properties and characteristics of soil
  18. 34. The breaking down of rocks that does not change it’s chemical composition
  19. 36. Water that comes into a river from other water sources
  20. 38. Upper surface of ground water
  21. 39. The amount of water sediments can hold
  22. 40. Rocks with a small porosity that slowly transports water to or from an aquifer
  23. 41. Coldest part of the atmosphere 80-85 km from Earth
  24. 42. Uses greenhouse gasses to keep the earth from freezing
  25. 43. Changes the chemical composition of rocks, or other materials
Down
  1. 1. A part of the surface which is filled with water and air
  2. 3. The amount of water flowing in a channel
  3. 5. Protects humans from UV radiation 16-35 km from
  4. 6. Saturated rocks that holds water underground
  5. 8. Radio raves bounce back to earth part of thermosphere
  6. 11. Amount of carbon that is transferred by different processes
  7. 12. An old meandering stream that has been cut off over time
  8. 13. Transfer of energy/ movement of matter
  9. 14. Contains ozone molecules, convertes UV energy into heat 18-50 km up
  10. 18. Where weather occurs 0-18 km from ground
  11. 21. A bend or curve in a channel due to water flow
  12. 22. Seeing every single layer of soil
  13. 25. Water that exists underground in rock crevices
  14. 27. Any natural or manmade things that release CO2 gas into the atmosphere
  15. 28. 1 billion tons of carbon
  16. 31. Sediments that are dumped in a particular area or land
  17. 32. The smallest soil that is able to hold a great amount of water and nutrients for plants
  18. 35. Pathway of moving water that cuts into rocks
  19. 37. A part of an aquifer that is completely filled with water