End of 6th Grade Science
Across
- 4. Also known as Horizon A and has a lot of humus
- 7. Space rocks larger than 3 feet that are typically found between Mars and Jupiter
- 9. The weight of the air above pushing down on Earth’s surface
- 10. The rising and sinking of material in the mantel
- 11. Two plate sliding past each other
- 14. When the Moon aligns perfectly with the sun to cast a shadow on Earth
- 15. Area of air with a similar temperature and humidity level
- 16. Area where a cold air mass is taking the place of a warmer air mass; storms typically occur here
- 18. Type of galaxy we live in
- 20. Layer of the atmosphere where meteors typically burn up
- 22. Winds that blow from the sea to the land during the day
- 26. Rock made from weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction and cementation
- 29. Moving sediment from one place to another
- 32. Two plates moving away from each other
- 33. Planets that are smaller and have a rocky surface
- 34. Theory created by Nicolas Copernicus that states the sun was the center of the Universe and everything revolved around it
Down
- 1. Layer of the atmosphere we live in and all weather occurs
- 2. Moon phase where the illuminated side is growing but is still less than a quarter moon
- 3. Moon phase where the illuminated side is shrinking but is still more than a quarter moon
- 5. Solid unweathered rock
- 6. Breaking down of rock by either chemically or physically into sediment
- 8. Process where water sinks into the ground
- 11. Process where water changes from a liquid to a gas from plants
- 12. The movement of tectonic plates at the midocean ridge
- 13. Ocean floor feature where the land gradually slopes to the continental slo measure Measue of how much salt is in the water
- 17. Process where water changes from a liquid to a gas on Earth’s surface
- 19. Process where water changes from a gas to a liquid
- 21. Rock made from cooled magma
- 22. Movement of water in a pattern caused by winds
- 23. Leaving sediment in a new location
- 24. When the Earth, Moon and Sun are aligned to make higher than normal high tides and lower than normal low tides
- 25. Winds that blow for long distances in the same direction
- 27. Rock made by adding heat and pressure to existing rock
- 28. Two plates moving toward each other
- 30. The supercontinent in Wegner’s Theory of Continental Drift
- 31. Also known as Horizon B and is mostly clay