Science Vocabulary Review
Across
- 3. :advance of desert-like conditions into areas that were previously fertile.
- 5. :sphere of Earth containing all liquid water.
- 7. :a layer of hot rock below the colid crust.
- 10. :type of rock that forms when a rock is changed by heat and pressure.
- 14. :process by which water vapor becomes liquid water.
- 17. :process by which liquid is changed to a gas.
- 20. :movement of sediments by wind, water, ice, and gravity.
- 22. :sphere of Earth containing all frozen water.
- 23. :sphere of Earth containing all living organisms.
- 25. :layer of molten metal surrounding the inner core.
- 27. :type of rock that forms from compaction and cementation of small particles.
- 28. :preserved remains or traces of living things.
- 29. :breaking down of rocks and other substances into sediments.
- 31. :transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves.
- 32. :form of oxygen that is toxic to humans.
Down
- 1. :water that forms in clouds and falls to Earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet.
- 2. :gases in the atmosphere trap some heat near Earth's surface while some escapes into space.
- 4. :dense ball of solid metal.
- 6. :type of rock that forms from cooled magma and lava.
- 8. :measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.
- 9. :transfer of heat in fluids where heat rises and cooler particles sink.
- 11. :hill of sand piled up by wind.
- 12. :long-term weather pattern in an area.
- 13. :process by which water vapor is given off through leaves.
- 15. :sphere of Earth containing gases.
- 16. :sphere of Earth containing rock and metal.
- 18. :short-term conditions in an area.
- 19. :transfer of heat involving the collision of particles.
- 21. :removal of forests to use the land for other reasons.
- 24. :laying down or placing of sediments after being moved to a new place.
- 26. :landform created when a river reaches an ocean and the water slows and deposits sediments.
- 30. :rock that forms Earth's outer layer.