Environmental science

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Across
  1. 3. it refers to the color of the powder a mineral leaves after rubbing it on an unglazed porcelain streak plate.
  2. 8. - they provide transportation and water for drinking, washing and farming.
  3. 9. - layer contains practically all water vapor and clouds Also is the source of weathering.
  4. 13. - high, ice-crystal clouds.
  5. 14. - it is a layer of gases surrounding the planet.
  6. 16. - low, gray blanket cloud.
  7. 17. - layer that includes the crust and the upper most portion of the asthenosphere
  8. 20. is sometimes referred to as the world, the blue planet.
  9. 22. - composed almost completely of hydrogen, the lightest element.
  10. 25. - layer of thin, gray clouds which can grow into rain clouds.
  11. 26. - layer where most meteors burn up upon entering the atmosphere.
  12. 27. - fluffy waves of gray clouds.
  13. 28. this is a layer the part of the troposphere that is nearest the Earth'S surface.
  14. 30. - it is naturally occurring solid chemical substance that is formed through geological processes.
Down
  1. 1. - the part of the Earth’s surface where water exists in solid form, including snow, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, sea ice, and permafrost.
  2. 2. - describes the way a mineral may split apart along various planes.
  3. 4. - thick, dark, gray masses of clouds.
  4. 5. - towering cloud, usually bring thunderstorm with rain, hail or snow.
  5. 6. it is rich in iron and nickel
  6. 7. - groups of fine water droplets or ice crystals in the Sky and are formed by different processes.
  7. 10. it is composed of all the water on or near the earth.
  8. 11. - the hottest region in the atmosphere.
  9. 12. - where river meets the sea.
  10. 15. posits that the solar system formed from tidal interactions between the sun and low-density protostar.
  11. 18. - composed of hydrogen and helium.
  12. 19. - formed by deposition of either clastic sediments ,organic matter or chemical precipitates.
  13. 21. - produced by solidification of molten magma from the mantle.
  14. 23. - largest body of water on Earth.
  15. 24. - it states that the sun and the planets were formed simulateneously.
  16. 29. bang - a theory leading explanation about now the universe began.