Unit 2 Vocabulary
Across
- 6. the motion of a body around another body
- 11. type of boundary where plates move toward each other
- 14. term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow, which create many of Earth’s physical features.
- 15. the process of converting liquid into vapor or gas
- 17. being in or facing the direction from which the wind is blowing; cool and moist
- 19. result of a process by which dry areas develop on the leeward sides of mountain ranges
Down
- 1. the movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers and moving water.
- 2. the watery areas of the Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers and other bodies of water
- 3. chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces
- 4. water that collects in rivers, streams and oceans.
- 5. type of boundary where plate move away from each other
- 7. being in or facing the direction toward which the wind is blowing; warm and dry
- 8. uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents and ocean basins.
- 9. thick middle layer of the Earth’s interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexible
- 10. the process of excess water vapor changing into liquid water when warm air cools
- 11. outer layer of the Earth
- 12. an imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth between the North and South poles
- 13. to spin on an axis
- 16. type of boundary where plates slide past each other
- 18. moisture that falls to Earth as rain, sleet, hail or snow.