Science 6: Earth Systems Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. All water
  2. 4. All earth, dirt, rocks, etc.
  3. 6. The presence or introduction of a substance into the environment that has harmful effects
  4. 8. The natural movement of air
  5. 11. A shift from agriculture to manufacturing
  6. 12. A thick layer of soil beneath the surface that stays frozen year-round
  7. 15. The short-term conditions experienced by a region
  8. 16. The height of a place in relation to sea level
  9. 18. The amount of heat in the atmosphere
  10. 19. How far north or south a location is from the equator
  11. 20. Energy from sources that do not pollute the Earth
  12. 22. Gases in the Earth's atmosphere that trap heat
  13. 24. Long-term shifts in a region's climate
Down
  1. 2. A system for detecting the movement of objects - used to map weather formations
  2. 3. Patterns of behaviour in which animals move from one habitat to another
  3. 5. Suitable or good enough to live in
  4. 7. The envelope of gas surrounding the Earth
  5. 9. The amount of water vapour in the atmosphere
  6. 10. All living things
  7. 12. The force exerted by air
  8. 13. Farming, growing crops and rearing animals to provide food and other products
  9. 14. Occurance of unusually severe weather
  10. 17. The process of a species no longer being in existence
  11. 21. Water that falls from the sky ex. rain, snow
  12. 23. The long-term weather patterns of a region