Interacting Earth's Systems Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. The part of Earth's surface that is not covered by water, as opposed to the sea or the air
  2. 3. The sum of all living matter on Earth
  3. 6. The portion of the system of Earth that includes Earth's interior, rocks and minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape Earth's surface
  4. 9. A single, self-contained, living thing
  5. 11. A large, slow-moving, long-lasting accumulation of snow and ice that develops on land
  6. 13. Areas where standing water covers the soil or where the ground is very wet
  7. 16. Actions by one thing that have an effect on a different or separate thing
  8. 17. Sand or small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and deposited on land or at the bottom of a body of water
  9. 18. All the plants found in a particular area
  10. 19. All the interacting populations in a particular area
Down
  1. 2. The science and business of cultivating soil, growing crops, and raising livestock
  2. 4. A small body of fresh water that flows into a river
  3. 5. All the water on Earth's surface
  4. 7. The space, conditions, and all the living and nonliving things around an organism
  5. 8. Something valuable that we can use
  6. 10. All living and nonliving things and all their interactions in an area
  7. 12. The layer of gas surrounding planet Earth that is held in place by gravity
  8. 14. A large body of water that is still and surrounded by land
  9. 15. A feature on the surface of Earth such as a mountain, hill, dune, ocean, or river
  10. 20. The entire body of salt water that covers about 71% of Earth