APES Unit 1

2. Plates that are sliding past each other
4. A predictable pattern of how new ecosystems are formed and how they recover after disturbances
5. A form of weathering where something dissolves/ weakens the minerals holding rock particles together
10. Currents that push crust around using magma
13. Plates that are pulling apart
15. Loss of O2 due to algae blooms from fertilizer
16. Type of cells that include trade winds and are centered around the equator
17. Type of cells that include westerlies and move west to east distributing moisture
18. Thin layer of gasses that make life possible

1. A form of weathering that is manually breaking apart rock
3. Plates that are slamming together
6. A geographic feature created by convergent boundaries that get in the way of air flow
7. Type of crust mainly under the ocean, younger and thinner
8. Type of crust under the continents, older and thicker
9. A geographic feature that absorb/retain CO2 and control humidity through plants
11. Type of cells that include polar easterlies moving air down from the poles creating precipitation
12. A form of weathering where bacteria break the rock down
14. A mixture of decaying organic and inorganic materials, mainly weathered rock
16. Decomposed organic material