HW 01.3 Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 5. a volcanic peak that rises above the ocean floor.
- 8. very flat and located close to the shoreline.
- 9. an explanation that is tested to determine its logic.
- 10. located between the continental margin and the oceanic ridge system.
- 12. a science that focuses on Earth and its composition.
- 14. a widely accepted view that is established if the results of an inquiry support the hypothesis.
- 17. located below the mantle and contains two layers: an outer and an inner.
- 18. gradual slope that is located at the bottom of continental slope.
- 20. an area on the seafloor right next to the continents.
- 22. concentrated near shallow sunlit waters of the ocean.
- 24. level region of the ocean floor.
- 26. a physical layer that includes both the crust and upper mantle.
- 28. the study of the atmosphere structure and climate.
- 29. group of parts that together create a complex.
- 34. a steep change that marks the edge of the continental shelf.
- 35. located below the crust and is one of the three chemical layers of the geosphere.
- 36. a process in which researches test hypotheses through investigation.
Down
- 1. a depression in the seafloor made through subduction.
- 2. outermost layer of Earth.
- 3. underlain by igneous and metamorphic rocks.
- 4. a study that focuses on
- 6. represents a divergent plate boundary located at the crest.
- 7. a name for the sciences in which we attempt to gain a better understanding of the Earth
- 9. the aquatic component of our planet.
- 11. portion of the continental crust that achieves stability.
- 13. located beyond the continental margins.
- 15. the study of the solar system, the universe, and our galaxy.
- 16. the Sun and planets formed from the same gas/dust cloud.
- 19. the study of the ocean including its physical and chemical components.
- 21. a thin gaseous envelope that surrounds the Earth.
- 23. a continuous area of land.
- 25. composed of the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
- 27. a flat portion of metamorphic rock.
- 30. region of a physically connected mountain.
- 31. located below the lithosphere and is a part of the mantle.
- 32. the solid portion of the Earth that has a radius of approximately 4,000 miles.
- 33. the period of time since the formation of the Earth (4.6 million years ago).