Earth Science Vocabulary Quiz S2

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Across
  1. 1. transfer of heat through the movement of caused by temperature differences.
  2. 5. transfer of heat/electricity through a substance by direct contact
  3. 6. time timeline of Earth’s history, divided into eons, eras, periods, and epochs
  4. 9. circulation movement of ocean currents due to differences in temp. and salt
  5. 11. The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves
  6. 12. rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle
  7. 15. Masses of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere
  8. 16. layers Strata of sedimentary rocks that provide a record of Earth’s history
  9. 17. Effect apparent deflection of moving objects, such as wind and ocean currents
  10. 20. boundaries
Down
  1. 2. process by which water vapor cools and changes into liquid water
  2. 3. The amount of water vapor present in the air.
  3. 4. boundaries Regions where tectonic plates slide past one another horizontally
  4. 7. boundaries Regions where tectonic plates collide
  5. 8. where tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust, such as at mid-ocean ridges.
  6. 10. point temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture
  7. 11. humidity ratio of the current amount of water vapor in the air to the maximum
  8. 13. heat amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one by one degree Celsius.
  9. 14. ocean system of Earth’s oceans, covering more than 70% of the planet’s surface.
  10. 18. plates (tectonic plates) Large, rigid sections of Earth’s lithosphere
  11. 19. ice Frozen ocean water, typically found in polar regions
  12. 21. effect A dry region on the leeward side of a mountain range