Across
- 3. The transport of water from plant roots to leaves, where it evaporates into the atmosphere.
- 6. Water located underground that fills pore spaces in soil and rock layers.
- 10. Facts, information, documents, etc. that give reason to believe that something is true.
- 12. Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land; this includes: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
- 14. A solid structure with atoms arranged in a repeating geometric pattern.
- 16. Rock Igneous rock that forms when magma slowly hardens below Earth’s surface.
- 18. The change in state from a gas to a liquid.
- 25. The process by which a collision between two tectonic plates forces the denser plate under the less dense plate.
- 26. The change in state from a liquid to a gas.
- 27. Cycle The global movement of water powered by energy from the sun and Earth’s gravity.
Down
- 1. The process by which water falls to the ground from clouds in the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail.
- 2. A prediction or statement based on limited evidence that can be tested by observation and experimentation.
- 4. The process by which surface water flows downhill into rivers, lakes, and the ocean.
- 5. Drift The hypothesis that the continents slowly drifted to their current positions after having been part of a single, giant landmass that broke apart
- 7. A substance that is made of crystals and has a specific chemical composition and geometric shape.
- 8. Spreading The process by which the rocks on either side of the mid-ocean ridge slowly pull away from each other, allowing molten rock to rise, solidify, and form new seafloor.
- 9. The limitations on an engineering solution.
- 11. Cycle The continuous set of processes by which rock can change from one type to another; a model of how the flow of energy drives the cycling of rock material in the geosphere.
- 13. The requirements that must be met for an engineering solution to be successful.
- 15. A plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena.
- 17. The process by which surface water seeps into the ground through the soil and rock layers.
- 19. Rock Igneous rock that forms when magma cools quickly on Earth’s surface.
- 20. Rock Rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma on or below Earth’s surface.
- 21. Rock Rock changed in composition or texture by heat and pressure.
- 22. Rock Rock formed from the deposition of dissolved materials, rock fragments, or the remains of organisms.
- 23. Tectonics The scientific theory that the lithosphere is made up of rigid pieces, called tectonic plates, that move across Earth's surface.
- 24. A break in Earth's crust where the rocks on either side have moved.