Layers of Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. a way that heat transfers through fluids; where the hottest sections rise, cool, fall, and rise again in a loop
  2. 6. the amount of space an object takes up
  3. 7. how far above or below sea level a location is; how tall or deep the land is
  4. 8. rocky, brittle, outermost layer of the Earth
  5. 10. an indentifier of how something was measured for comparison, such as gram, liter, or meter
  6. 12. in the metric system: to take one unit and represent it as an equal value in another unit
  7. 14. a pure, natural substance that is the building block of rocks
  8. 16. dark-colored, contains mostly iron and magnesium
  9. 18. a geographic area (based on longitude) that uses the same time; there are 24 worldwide, one for each hour of the day (2 words)
  10. 23. what the scientist changes in an experiment; known when you start (2 words)
  11. 25. a part of a map that is a key to all the symbols on the map
  12. 26. for igneous rocks: forming inside the Earth; typically has large crystals because it cools slowly
  13. 27. what something is made of
  14. 28. distance from the center to the edge of a circle or sphere; half the diameter of a circle or
  15. 30. an invisible line around which an object rotates or spins; imaginary line that goes through the poles
  16. 32. inside of something else
  17. 34. the amount of elevation that the land goes up at each contour line (2 words)
  18. 35. the true color of a mineral as found by rubbing it on a streak plate
  19. 36. functional layer of the Earth that contains all of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle; makes up the tectonic plates
  20. 39. how a mineral reflects light; how shiny something is
  21. 41. when a mineral breaks with uneven, unpredictable edges
  22. 43. an imaginary line that circles the Earth around the middle and splits it into northern and southern hemispheres; 0 degrees latitude
  23. 45. a simplified drawing that shows how something looks or works; a schematic representation
  24. 46. semi-molten layer of the Earth; has greatest volume of the interior of the Earth
  25. 49. a model or drawing of something so you can see the layers (2 words, include hyphen between)
  26. 50. plastic-like, functional layer of the mantle that supports the lithosphere
Down
  1. 1. cloud of gas and dust in space that is where stars form; birthplace of stars
  2. 2. a closed line on a map that shows elevation; do not intersect/touch each other (2 words)
  3. 3. outside of something else
  4. 4. of, or coming from a continent
  5. 5. between a solid and a liquid; partially melted and partially solid (2 words, include hyphen between)
  6. 9. molten rock on the Earth's surface
  7. 11. not alive, never has been alive
  8. 12. how a mineral breaks if it has flat, predictable edges
  9. 13. imaginary lines (drawn from pole to pole) that are used to measure east to west; Prime Meridian = 0 degrees and International Date Line = 180 degrees
  10. 15. the same amount of space
  11. 16. the amount of matter in an object
  12. 17. rock formed from the cooling and crystallization of lava or magma
  13. 19. for igneous rocks: forming on the surface of the Earth; has exited the volcano; typically has small or no crystals because it cools very quickly
  14. 20. half of a sphere or ball
  15. 21. what is being measured as a result of the experiment; unknown when you start (2 words)
  16. 22. when an object (planet, moon, etc.) turns all the way around or spins one time around its axis
  17. 24. a measurement of how tightly packed the particles are in an object
  18. 29. how hard a mineral is
  19. 31. light-colored; composed with a lot of silicon and aluminum
  20. 33. a solid, mineral-based material that makes up the surface of the Earth and other objects in the universe
  21. 37. a way to compare distance/length in models/drawings/diagrams to the real world
  22. 38. the study of Earth and how it fits in the universe; a combination of astronomy, meteorology, and geology (2 words)
  23. 40. molten rock inside the Earth
  24. 42. a type of map that shows the elevation of the Earth's surface
  25. 44. of, supporting, or being like the ocean
  26. 47. the parts of the Earth from the core to the crust; the rock components of Earth
  27. 48. a natural satellite of a planet