earth system
Across
- 4. Blank that is moved from one area to another and builds in excess; sediment is carried by water, wind, and ice.
- 6. core it's the dense, metallic in the center of the earth
- 7. mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel.
- 9. A group of parts that work together as a whole
- 13. Continuous movements of water on,above, below on earth's surface.
- 15. Brittle,rocky layer on the outer layer of the earth
- 17. Forces that wear down or destroy landmasses
- 20. In the atmosphere, it absorbs and re-radiates the thermal energy from the sun.
Down
- 1. Thin layer of gasses, that is surrounding the earth
- 2. Below the atmosphere it contains all earth's water; Oceans, glaciers, lakes, ice sheets, ponds and rivers.
- 3. A series of process moves the phosphorus among earth systems
- 5. The rigid, outermost shell of a rocky planet can be identified on the basis of its mechanical properties.
- 8. A naturally occurring inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- 10. the thickest layer of the Earth
- 11. A series of processes that moves the carbon among the earth system.
- 12. A system returns data to itself about changes that occur through a process called
- 14. Which sphere of the earth system includes trees grasses and squirrels
- 16. Interaction among earth's system, it is a series of processes that changes rocks and forms to another.
- 18. Heat flowing out of Earth as it cools is one form of ----- that drives the Earth system.
- 19. Largest Earth system, includes a thin layer of of soil and rocks on earth's surface it mainly solid, in the system it moves more slowly than gasses in the atmosphere