Earth Systems Review

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Across
  1. 3. This is what is created on the leeward side of a mountain due to the dry air and warm temperatures.
  2. 4. This system of earth includes the layers of gas that surround the planet.
  3. 8. This is the side of a mountain that faces the wind off the ocean as part of the rain shadow effect.
  4. 11. The side of the mountain that faces away from the wind, or the rain shadow side.
  5. 12. This system of earth contains all the crust and mantle.
  6. 13. This is the layer of earth the sits just below the crust and is made of magma.
Down
  1. 1. This system of earth includes any place an organism can live.
  2. 2. Water that does not infiltrate as part of the water cycle, might do this instead.
  3. 5. The windward side of the mountain receives far more of this than the leeward side does.
  4. 6. This system of earth includes all the water on the planet.
  5. 7. This is the process when plants give off moisture into the air.
  6. 9. This is the layer of earth that we live on.
  7. 10. Solar _______________ is needed to heat water in lakes and oceans and cause it to evaporate.
  8. 12. You see more of this color on the windward side of a mountain.