QUARTER 3
Across
- 2. Average weather pattern over many decades
- 6. Fine particles of fragmented volcanic rock
- 8. Unit used to measure star surface temperature
- 9. The yellow dwarf star at our system's center
- 11. Side of a mountain that faces the wind
- 12. Star brightness at a standard distance
- 14. Molten rock underneath the Earth's crust
- 16. Volcano that erupted within the last 10,000 years
- 18. Greenhouse gas from livestock and organic waste
- 22. Luminous ball of gas held by gravity
- 23. Effect where gases trap solar heat
- 25. Distance north or south of the equator
- 29. Volcano that is quiet but may erupt again
- 30. A substance's internal resistance to flowing
- 31. Constellation known as the Hunter
- 33. Rain produced when mountains lift moist air
- 35. Opening through which volcanic materials escape
- 36. Cooling of the Pacific bringing heavy rains
- 40. Belief that star positions affect human fate
- 42. Directed movement of ocean water
- 44. Color of the hottest stars
- 45. Total energy a star radiates per second
- 46. Clearing of trees that increases CO2
- 48. Famous asterism used to find the North Star
- 49. Small volcano built from ejected rock fragments
Down
- 1. Funnel-shaped pit at a volcano's opening
- 3. Brightness of a star as seen from Earth
- 4. Eruption type marked by tall ash clouds
- 5. Warming of the Pacific causing weather shifts
- 7. Dry side of a mountain protected from wind
- 10. Vertical distance of a location above sea level
- 13. The highest point of a volcanic mountain
- 15. A recognized pattern of stars in the sky
- 17. Volcano made of alternating lava and ash layers
- 19. The scientific study of celestial objects
- 20. Magma that has reached the surface
- 21. Broad volcano formed by fluid lava
- 24. Constellation shaped like a W or M
- 26. Gradient showing heat increase with depth
- 27. Volcano not expected to erupt ever again
- 28. High-speed flow of hot gas and matter
- 32. Short-term state of the atmosphere
- 34. Mixture of water and volcanic debris
- 37. The North Star used for navigation
- 38. Main greenhouse gas from burning fossil fuels
- 39. Energy generated from the Earth's internal heat
- 41. Long-term rise in Earth's average temperature
- 42. Basin formed by a collapsed volcanic summit
- 43. Underground chamber where magma collects
- 47. Color of the coolest stars