Earth Science Winter Crossword
Across
- 3. harness of fluorite
- 5. only can be found in sedimentary rocks
- 11. the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
- 12. type of igneous rock that cools underground
- 13. an igneous rock rich in iron and magnesium
- 14. Likes to chase mice
- 15. Flying mammal
- 17. long term weather in a particular area; factor that drives the rate of weathering
- 18. Has a trunk
- 20. Large marsupial
- 22. Rudolf the red nose...
- 23. to withstand weathering
- 24. Moh's scale of...
- 27. physical weathering where rocks hit each other and break
Down
- 1. when limestone undergoes heat and pressure
- 2. gas pockets
- 4. Man's best friend
- 6. the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum- one just happened!
- 7. molten rock under ground
- 8. the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface
- 9. the best school subject<3
- 10. holiday in December lasting eight days
- 16. green villain in a Dr. Seuss book that hates Christmas
- 19. also called the North Star
- 21. the pole in which Santa's workshop is
- 25. abbreviation for our Reference Tables
- 26. precipitation that is common during the winter