Earth Science B Final Review
Across
- 3. This is the biome that we live in.
- 6. This biome has the most stable temperature.
- 8. The qualitative scale that measures earthquake is known as the ___ scale.
- 10. This biome has the most fertile soil.
- 11. This biome has very little precipitation and it is very hot in temperature.
- 13. The transfer of heat through fluids.
- 15. The Moment of Magnitude scale measure the amount of __ in an earthquake.
- 21. This is the only layer of the Earth that humans have gone to.
- 22. The transfer of heat without a medium, usually in the form of light.
- 24. Feedback loop in which it cycles
- 25. This biome has a wet and dry season.
- 26. The opposite of an acid is a __.
- 29. This is the magnetic field that surrounds the Earth and protects us from harmful radiation.
- 32. Light emitted from the sun is known as __.
- 33. Moving further north or south from the equator changes this.
- 34. This is the sphere that includes all of the rocks, land formations and soil.
- 35. Feedback loop in which the situation gets more and more chaotic.
- 36. Type of greenhouse gas that contains carbon and hydrogen.
- 37. This type of plate boundary where the plates separate.
- 38. This measures how hot or cold an object is.
- 41. The amount of rain and snow is the __ of a biome.
Down
- 1. This is the sphere that includes all of the living things.
- 2. The theory that plate tectonics are moving.
- 4. The inner core of the Earth emits energy due to compaction and __ __.
- 5. This is the sphere that includes all of the gas.
- 7. A lack of precipitation will lead to this.
- 9. This type of ice melting is what causes sea levels to rise.
- 12. The core of the earth is made up of __ and nickel.
- 14. The transfer of heat through touch.
- 16. This type of plate boundary where the plates slide past one another.
- 17. This biome is covered in coniferous trees.
- 18. Light is energy that travels in the form of __.
- 19. This type of plate boundary where the plates collide.
- 20. Light that is able to be absorbed by greenhouse gases.
- 23. Layer of the Earth that is liquid in its state of matter.
- 27. This layer of the Earth has convection currents that allow for plate tectonics to move.
- 28. The scientist that came up with the Continental Drift Theory.
- 30. This is the sphere that includes all of the water.
- 31. Ocean acidification occurs when CO2 is __ into the oceans causing the pH to decrease.
- 39. This is a very cold desert.
- 40. Locations close to this is usually hotter in temperature.