Natural Science Chapter One

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Across
  1. 2. the study of Earth
  2. 4. seeks to study Earth as a system composed of subsystems
  3. 11. the study of the universe
  4. 13. located between the continental margins and oceanic ridges
  5. 15. contains horizontal sedimentary rocks
  6. 16. known as a life-giving gaseous envelope
  7. 17. a tentative (or untested) explanation
  8. 22. the study atmosphere
  9. 25. says bodies of our solar system evolved from an enormous called the solar nebula.
  10. 26. includes the geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere.
  11. 27. connected mountain ranges
  12. 30. dense inner sphere
  13. 32. less dense than the core
  14. 34. the span of time since the formation of Earth
  15. 35. the steep continental slope that merges into a gradual incline
  16. 36. it contains weak rocks
Down
  1. 1. a dynamic mass of water
  2. 3. the solid Earth beneath the atmosphere and ocean
  3. 5. the interiors of continents
  4. 6. the boundary between continents and the deep ocean basins
  5. 7. the rigid outer layer that includes the crust and uppermost mantle.
  6. 8. it contains the continental shelf and islands.
  7. 9. the light and very thin outer skin of Earth
  8. 10. is the portion of the sea floor adjacent to major landmasses
  9. 12. a broad, linear ridge or rise on the ocean floor.
  10. 14. they are made of deformed igneous and metamorphic rocks
  11. 18. the elevated status of a Hypothesis
  12. 19. submerged volcanic structures
  13. 20. a gently sloping platform
  14. 21. contains all life on Earth
  15. 23. plains regions that consist of flat features
  16. 24. it is a group of interacting, or interdependent, parts that form a complex whole.
  17. 28. the study of the ocean
  18. 29. it includes geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy
  19. 31. help to formulate a scientific hypotheses rand theories
  20. 33. narrow represent a small fraction of the sea floor