Earth Science Exam Review 3
Across
- 3. these are powered by energy from Earth's interior
- 5. this bestshows differences in elevation
- 6. this is an advantage of solar energy
- 8. this gas is most important for understanding the processes that take place in our atmosphere
- 10. this greenhouse gas helps to maintain warmth near the Earth's surface
- 14. we say Earth is a system because all of its parts ______.
- 15. this is the level of the atmosphere where ozone is concentrated
- 17. an environmental hazard caused by humans
- 19. this is when our atmosphere is heated by the sun
- 21. this shows accurate directions but has distorted sizes and distances
- 22. this shields Earth from harmful rays
Down
- 1. elements that make up our solar system
- 2. the asthenosphere and lithosphere are parts of Earth's this.
- 4. An example of a renewable resource
- 7. fuel for nuclear fission in nuclear reactor
- 9. this is an energy source that might replace dwindling petroleum supplies
- 11. this is how close air is to saturation
- 12. This can be replenished over months, years, or decades
- 13. this is produced by falling water that turns a turbine
- 16. this causes the warmest air in the room to rise to the ceiling
- 18. this is the average kinetic energy of the atoms
- 20. on a topographic map, this is the elevation with contour lines very far apart