Earth Space Science

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