Across
- 1. winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances
- 6. the center of a hurricane- a core of warm, calm air with low pressure and light winds
- 8. A dome of water that sweeps across the coast
- 11. Sedimentary rock that forms when fragments of preexisting rocks are compacted or cemented together.
- 12. Classifies hurricanes according to wind speed, air pressure in the center, and potential for property damage.
- 17. The study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rock,specifically as it relates to the reversal of Earth's magnetic poles; also the magnetic properties that rock requires during formation
- 21. A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid
- 22. A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean
- 26. rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of lava at Earth's surface
- 29. A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 120 km/h spiral in toward the intensely low-pressure storm center
- 31. The name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents
- 32. a long, narrow ditch.
- 34. A measure of how hot or cold something is.
- 36. an enormous thunderstorm that lasts for several hours
- 38. The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.
- 39. A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
- 40. A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
- 41. A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest; used in testing the hardness of minerals
- 42. a cyclonic storm having winds ranging from approximately 48 to 121 km (30 to 75 miles) per hour.
- 45. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
- 48. metamorphic rock that does not exhibit a banded or layered appearance
- 49. The process in which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment grains and bind sediments together to form rock.
- 50. The process that converts sediments into solid rock by compaction or cementation.
- 51. A weak spot in the middle of a tectonic plate where magma surfaces; forms a volcano (ex: Hawaii & Yellowstone)
- 52. are those containing large quantities of organic molecules.
- 53. An underwater mountain chain where new ocean floor is formed
Down
- 2. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
- 3. can be found in many places, from the ocean to deserts to caves. For instance, most limestone forms at the bottom of the ocean from the precipitation of calcium carbonate and the remains of marine animals with shells.
- 4. A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
- 5. the process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight
- 7. a hurricane lands
- 9. rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath Earth's surface
- 10. Brings about hurricanes due to change in weather, climate, altitude, latitude, or direction.
- 13. A scale that tells how severe a tornado is based on wind speed and the damage being caused.
- 14. A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
- 15. a current caused by the rising of heated fluid and sinking of cooled fluid
- 16. Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
- 18. winds that blow west to east between 30 and 60 degrees in the northern and southern hemispheres
- 19. A current of rising air
- 20. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
- 23. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
- 24. a large body of circulating air with low pressure at its center and higher pressure outside of the system
- 25. Prevailing winds that blow northeast from 30 degrees north latitude to the equator and that blow southeast from 30 degrees south latitude to the equator
- 27. mass/volume
- 28. a metamorphic rock with a texture that gives the rock a layered appearance
- 30. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid
- 33. A representation of an object or event
- 35. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
- 37. the doughnut-shaped area of intense cumulonimbus development and very strong winds that surrounds the eye of a hurricane
- 43. a band of dense clouds that swirls around the eye wall of a hurricane
- 44. the makeup of something
- 46. A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
- 47. Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)