Planet Earth

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Across
  1. 2. a mineral containing silicon and oxygen.
  2. 7. relating to the side; sideways movement or position.
  3. 9. an imaginary line around Earth dividing it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
  4. 11. material laid down by natural processes (e.g., sediment).
  5. 12. thick and sticky; resists flowing easily.
  6. 14. a large quantity or plentiful amount.
  7. 16. moving apart (e.g., tectonic plates separating).
  8. 17. a 3D shape similar to a sphere but slightly flattened or stretched.
  9. 19. flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator.
  10. 20. rock rock formed from cooled magma or lava.
Down
  1. 1. containing salt.
  2. 3. next to or close to something.
  3. 4. a crack in Earth’s crust where movement occurs.
  4. 5. relating to Earth or land.
  5. 6. all water on Earth (oceans, rivers, ice, etc.).
  6. 8. a long period with little or no rainfall.
  7. 10. to refill or restore something used up.
  8. 13. the thick layer of Earth between the crust and the core.
  9. 15. organisms that require oxygen to live.
  10. 18. vapour water in its gaseous state.