Earth's Spheres

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Across
  1. 3. the conversion of a substance from a liquid to a gas
  2. 4. a thin layer of relatively cool rock that forms Earth’s outer skin both on dry land and in the ocean
  3. 6. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
  4. 9. the release of water vapor by plants through their leaves
  5. 12. a change in state from a gas to a liquid
  6. 15. parts of the lithosphere and mantle that interact with each other
  7. 19. boundary that forms when two plates collide
  8. 20. freshwater found underground
  9. 22. when two plates meet, and they slip and grind against each other
  10. 23. when a plate of crust slides beneath another
  11. 24. water that flows into surface bodies of water such as lakes, streams, and oceans
Down
  1. 1. magma surges upward towards the surface and pushes plates apart
  2. 2. when two plates collide and lift material from both plates
  3. 5. underground reservoirs that hold freshwater
  4. 7. the most recent supercontinent
  5. 8. the depositing of eroded soil at a new location
  6. 10. a layer of hot but mostly solid rock
  7. 11. a gas made up of oxygen molecules that have three atoms of oxygen each
  8. 13. the movement of hotter material up and cooler material down
  9. 14. the layer under the mantle made up of hot metals, including nickel and iron
  10. 16. ice-covered parts of the Earth
  11. 17. features such as mountains, islands, and continents
  12. 18. molten rock
  13. 21. the lower part of the lithosphere made up of a softer, hot layer of rock