Unit 4 Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. The amount of pore space a soil has
  2. 6. Very outer layer of the lithosphere, earth's surface
  3. 7. Strong trade winds that travel from East to West bringing cooler and drier winters to the US
  4. 8. Biomass(dead leaves and animals)
  5. 9. Makes up 78% of the Earth's atmosphere
  6. 10. Mix of Geologic and organism components
  7. 12. Trade winds that travel from West to East bringing drought to SE Asia
  8. 13. Warm, moist air from the ocean that creates vegetation on the side of a mountain
Down
  1. 1. How easily water drains through a soil
  2. 2. The proportion of light that is reflected by a surface
  3. 4. Tectonic plates that slide past each other(Earthquakes)
  4. 5. AKA topsoil and has the most biological activity
  5. 6. Tectonic plates that move towards each other(Mountains/Volcanoes)
  6. 11. Cold, dry air that descends down the side of the mountain creating desert conditions
  7. 14. Tectonic plates that move away from each other(Mid-oceanic ridges)