Earth Space Science
Across
- 3. The motion of one object around another object, it takes Earth 365 days to do it
- 5. An object made of rock, ice, dust, and gas that revolves around the Sun.
- 6. climate zone near the equator characterized by warm temperatures.
- 7. type of rock that is formed over time from existing rock due to extreme pressure and/or heat.
- 9. type of rock formed from layers of sediment.
- 11. The process by which rocks and other surfaces are broken down.
- 14. Process by which rock, soil, and other weathered earth materials are moved from a place
- 17. Half of Earth (i.e., Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western).
- 18. A natural object that orbits a planet.
- 19. climate zone located between the tropics and the polar circles generally characterized by moderate temperatures rather than extremely hot or cold temperatures.
- 23. A property of a mineral that describes how it appears when it reflects light.
- 24. The color of the powder of a mineral when it is rubbed on a streak plate.
- 25. "A form of water (e.g., hail, rain, sleet, snow) that falls to Earth's surfaces
- 27. A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.
Down
- 1. All the living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an enviroment
- 2. "The process by which water is changed from a liquid to a gas
- 4. A feature, quality, property, or trait of an object or organism.
- 8. A property of a mineral that describes how easily it can be scratched.
- 10. A property used to describe how a mineral breaks apart along smooth surfaces.
- 12. An area that includes all living organisms and the surrounding physical environment
- 13. type of rock that forms from cooled magma or lava.
- 15. How many stars are in OUR solar system?
- 16. All members of the same species living together at the same time in the same area
- 20. A climate zone characterized by very little precipitation and extremely cold temps
- 21. A rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun and is much smaller than a planet.
- 22. The turning of an object on its axis, its takes Earth 24 hours to do it
- 26. The average pattern of weather that occurs in a certain location over many years.