Earth in the Solar System
Across
- 1. hot, liquid rock
- 5. the process by which organisms make food using energy from the sun the carbon dioxide
- 6. magma that flows to Earth's surface
- 8. the measure of the force with which the gases in the atmosphere push on a surface
- 12. the layer of gases in the upper atmosphere that blocks most of the sun's ultraviolet radiation from reaching Earth
- 13. the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
- 14. Earth's middle layer found between the crust and the core
- 15. the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume
- 17. the spin of an object such as Earth on its axis
- 18. the thin, outermost layer of Earth
Down
- 2. the mixture of gases that surrounds Earth
- 3. a large circular pattern in which air travels
- 4. a large body of air where the temperature and moisture content are similar throughout
- 7. the central part of the Earth
- 9. the cloud of gases and dust particles that formed our solar system
- 10. an object in space that continues to grow to form a planet
- 11. the are where two air masses meet
- 16. the force of attraction between two objects because of their masses