Extra Credit: Semester 1 Crossword Puzzle (ESH)

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Across
  1. 3. scientist who studies earth and rocks
  2. 5. scientist who studies weather and climate
  3. 6. broken up pieces of rock
  4. 11. Earth's sphere dealing with ice
  5. 12. the theory that all organisms came from a common ancestor and change slowly over many generations.
  6. 15. the factor that changes in the experiment
  7. 19. another name for hurricane.
  8. 20. how close an object's molecules are; thickness
  9. 24. the carrying of sediment by wind, water, or ice
  10. 25. The sliding of the lithosphere on the mantle. AKA continental drift is known as plate _____.
  11. 26. The least dense layer of Earth
  12. 29. Earthquakes generate ____ waves.
  13. 30. Earth’s sphere dealing with anything living
  14. 32. breaking of rock into smaller sediment
  15. 33. any prehistoric organism preserved in rock
Down
  1. 1. A landform when a river meets the ocean and sediment gets deposited.
  2. 2. hot air/liquids rise, cold air/liquids sink
  3. 4. plate boundary associated with the formation of mountains and volcanoes
  4. 7. similar to an experiment, but lacks a hypothesis. Uses observations.
  5. 8. The largest layer of the earth. Convection here powers plate tectonics
  6. 9. the average weather of a long period of time
  7. 10. the study of the natural world
  8. 13. ___ pressure systems are associated with cloudy, humid skies.
  9. 14. A science teacher.
  10. 16. sinkholes, deltas, rivers, mountains, springs are all natural features of the land and thus are…
  11. 17. segment of DNA that codes for a trait
  12. 18. The water cycle, carbon cycle, and nitrogen cycle are all examples of _____ cycles.
  13. 21. imaginary horizontal lines running acrossing the globe. The equator is 0.
  14. 22. The ____ core is the only liquid layer of earth.
  15. 23. when 2 large air masses meet. Leads to storms.
  16. 27. testable statement regarding the outcome of an experiment
  17. 28. an education prediction of what will happen. Usually used when talking about weather.
  18. 31. any living thing (ex. Human, bacteria, plant)