HW 01.3 Crossword Puzzle

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