Earth Science Review

3. Release of water vapor from plants into the atmosphere.
5. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
9. Long, narrow depressions in the Earth's crust formed by tectonic activity.
10. The astronomical model that places the Sun at the center of the universe.
11. A celestial body that orbits a star and is large enough to be rounded by its own gravity.
12. Process of water soaking into the ground.
15. Layer in water where temperature changes rapidly with depth
16. The measurement of distance east or west of the prime meridian, expressed in degrees.
22. Rapid movement of rock and soil down a slope.
23. An ancient Greek mathematician who calculated the Earth's circumference.
24. An ancient Greek astronomer who proposed the geocentric model of the universe.

1. A type of volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava and tephra, often with a conical shape.
2. Water released from clouds as rain, snow, etc.
3. Cloudiness of water caused by suspended particles.
4. Breakdown of rocks into smaller particles.
6. An astronomer who proposed the heliocentric model of the universe.
7. A scale that measures the magnitude of an earthquake based on seismic wave data.
8. A fracture in the Earth's crust along which movement has occurred.
13. Rock altered by heat and pressure.
14. Light-colored igneous rocks rich in silica.
17. Accumulation of sediments in new locations.
18. Rock formed from cooled magma or lava.
19. The liquid layer of the Earth's core, located between the inner core and the mantle.
20. Rhythmic movement of water caused by wind.
21. A scale that measures the intensity of an earthquake based on its observed effects.
24. Measure of acidity or alkalinity of water.