Unit 4 APES - Vocabulary Review Kenzie

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Across
  1. 4. Times when day and night are approximately equal length (spring/fall)
  2. 6. Reflectivity of a surface
  3. 10. Conversion of water vapor to liquid water
  4. 15. Deflection of moving objects due to Earth's rotation
  5. 16. Rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from ocean depths
  6. 19. Downward movement of dissolved materials through soil
  7. 21. Periodic warming of Pacific Ocean affecting global weather
  8. 24. Physical breakdown of rock without chemical change
  9. 26. Short-term atmospheric conditions
  10. 29. Physical and chemical breakdown of rocks
  11. 30. spot Volcanic region fed by underlying mantle that is anomalously hot
  12. 31. Dry area on leeward side of mountains
  13. 33. Process of rock formation, breakdown, and reformation
  14. 34. Mixture of minerals, organic matter, water, and air supporting plant life
  15. 35. Continuous movement of water through Earth systems
  16. 39. Overflow of water onto normally dry land
  17. 40. 23.5° tilt of Earth's axis causing seasons
  18. 46. Lowest atmospheric layer where weather occurs
  19. 47. Atmospheric layer containing the ozone layer
  20. 50. (subsoil) Layer where minerals accumulate from upper layers
  21. 52. (topsoil) Surface soil rich in organic matter and minerals
  22. 54. Salt concentration in water
  23. 55. Downward movement of water through soil to groundwater
  24. 56. Solid rock beneath soil layers
  25. 57. Large-scale movement of ocean water
  26. 58. Land area draining into a common water body
  27. 63. Incoming solar radiation
  28. 64. Organic layer at soil surface
  29. 66. Upper atmospheric layer with high temperatures
  30. 68. Long-term patterns of temperature and precipitation
  31. 69. Movement of air or water due to temperature differences
  32. 72. Extended period of abnormally low precipitation
  33. 74. Sudden release of energy in Earth's crust causing ground shaking
  34. 77. Conversion of liquid water to water vapor
  35. 78. Warming of Earth due to atmospheric gases trapping heat
  36. 80. Rock formed from compressed sediments
  37. 81. Proportion of sand, silt, and clay particles
  38. 82. Release of water vapor from plants
  39. 83. Plates moving toward each other, causing subduction or mountain formation
  40. 84. Underlying rock from which soil develops
Down
  1. 1. Middle atmospheric layer where meteors burn up
  2. 2. Times when sun reaches highest or lowest point in sky (summer/winter)
  3. 3. Large circular ocean current systems
  4. 5. Amount of solar energy reaching a given area
  5. 7. Area where freshwater rivers meet saltwater ocean
  6. 8. Water falling from atmosphere (rain, snow, sleet, hail)
  7. 9. Global ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity
  8. 11. Depression in ground caused by collapse of surface layer
  9. 12. Large ocean wave caused by underwater earthquake or landslide
  10. 13. Atmospheric circulation in polar regions
  11. 14. Force exerted by weight of air
  12. 17. Decomposed organic matter in soil
  13. 18. Prevailing winds in mid-latitudes blowing west to east
  14. 20. Rock formed from cooling and solidification of magma or lava
  15. 22. Cycle of El Niño and La Niña events
  16. 23. Violently rotating column of air extending from thunderstorm
  17. 25. Cold winds blowing from polar regions
  18. 27. Consistent easterly winds in tropics
  19. 28. Opening in Earth's crust where magma erupts to the surface
  20. 30. Tropical storm with sustained winds over 74 mph
  21. 32. Distinct layers in soil profile (O, A, B, C horizons)
  22. 36. Water soaking into soil
  23. 37. Combined evaporation and transpiration
  24. 38. Removal of materials from upper soil layers
  25. 41. Theory explaining movement of Earth's lithospheric plates
  26. 42. Weathered parent material
  27. 43. Plates sliding past each other horizontally
  28. 44. Plates moving apart, creating new crust
  29. 45. Direct conversion of ice to water vapor
  30. 48. Rapid downslope movement of rock and soil
  31. 49. Rock formed by heat and pressure altering existing rock
  32. 51. Accumulation of materials in lower soil layers
  33. 53. Fast-flowing air current in upper atmosphere
  34. 59. One tectonic plate moving beneath another
  35. 60. Rate at which water moves through soil
  36. 61. Area of land drained by a river system
  37. 62. Breakdown of rock through chemical reactions
  38. 65. Mid-latitude atmospheric circulation cell
  39. 67. Large-scale atmospheric circulation pattern in tropics
  40. 70. Space between soil particles for air and water
  41. 71. Periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean affecting global weather
  42. 73. Region around Pacific Ocean with high volcanic and seismic activity
  43. 75. Water flowing over land surface
  44. 76. Region of stratosphere with high ozone concentration protecting from UV radiation
  45. 79. Transport of weathered rock and soil by wind, water, or ice