Final Exam 2026, #2

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Across
  1. 2. the point under the surface where seismic waves are first generated
  2. 4. a long crack in the Earth's surface where thin lava flows
  3. 11. a very large crater
  4. 12. multi-celled organism with cells with a nucleus containing RNA and DNA
  5. 18. the most abundant gas in our atmosphere
  6. 20. this underground water source keeps wells from running dry
  7. 22. this instrument measures atmospheric pressure
  8. 24. sudden damaging wind that is difficult to predict
  9. 25. a snowy landslide
  10. 27. the physical property that describes a material's resistance to flow
  11. 28. the scientist who proposed the theory of Continental Drift
  12. 29. a winding bend of a river or stream
  13. 31. the highest point in a wave
  14. 32. blocks of lava and rock thrown into the air by a volcano
Down
  1. 1. the type of climate in Tennessee
  2. 3. the most common primary factor affecting the rate of weathering
  3. 5. deep-sea sediment formed by shells and hard parts
  4. 6. the name for the supereon of at the beginning of Earth's geologic time
  5. 7. caused by the tilt of Earth's axis
  6. 8. a type of cloud that is layered or sheet-like
  7. 9. single-celled organism that has no nucleus
  8. 10. convection currents here drive plate tectonics
  9. 13. the process where cold, deep water rises to the surface
  10. 14. a plate boundary where the plates are moving away from one another
  11. 15. this force causes all types of mass movement
  12. 16. a stream that feeds into a river
  13. 17. this type of cloud is puffy
  14. 19. the opening of a volcano
  15. 21. known for his laws of relative dating of rock strata
  16. 23. the nearest layer of the atmosphere to Earth's crust
  17. 26. the part of the plant through which water is transpired
  18. 30. another name for rock layers