Across
- 4. theory which states that due to tectonic plate movement, Earth's crust is constantly moving (2 words)
- 5. Organism which is hunted and eaten
- 10. Living component of an ecosystem (2 words)
- 13. when one or more organism must fight for the same resource
- 16. when the Earth spins on its axis causing day and night
- 17. when the Earth goes around the sun, which along with the tilted axis causes seasons
- 18. the dropping of soil in a new location
- 19. phase of the moon directly before and after the new moon
- 20. factor which limits the population of a species of organism (2 words)
- 22. Organism which uses and harms another organism for its own benefit
- 24. movement of soil from one place to another
- 26. environmental change which happens over time and organisms must adapt or migrate, otherwise they will die (3 words)
- 30. landform that results from subduction
- 32. plate movement where the more dense plate goes under the less dense plate
- 34. when the moon appears to be getting bigger
- 35. an organisms role in an ecosystem
- 36. map which shows the elevation of landforms (2 words)
Down
- 1. view of Earth from space that is used to find patterns of weathering, erosion, and deposition (2 words)
- 2. tide which occurs during 1st and 3rd quarter moons (2 words)
- 3. phase of the moon which occurs directly before and after the full moon
- 4. Organism which hunts its food
- 6. environmental change in which organisms must migrate or die, there is no time for adaption (3 words)
- 7. how high something is above sea level
- 8. Nonliving component of an ecosystem (2 words)
- 9. plate tectonic movement where two plates come together to form mountains, trenches, or volcanoes
- 11. theory which states that at one time all continents were connected but eventually drifted apart (2 words)
- 12. moon phase which occurs when the moon is between the earth and the sun (2 words)
- 14. moon phase which occurs when the moon is perpendicular to the earth, can be first or last (2 words)
- 15. plate movement where plates pull apart creating rift valleys
- 21. tide tide which occurs during new and full moon (2 words)
- 23. when the moon appears to be getting smaller
- 25. breaking down of rock into soil
- 27. interval in which contour lines are measured (2 words)
- 28. the cycle of moon phases which occurs each month (2 words)
- 29. line which divides the earth in half
- 31. curved lines on a topographic map which show the elevation of a landform (2 words)
- 33. plate movement where plates slide past each other forming fault lines