Across
- 1. this protects the earth from harmful radiation particles that are streaming through space
- 4. old-earth view of earth's history is called the ___ viewpoint
- 8. this planet's gravity is most responsible for keeping asteroids away from Earth
- 9. he introduced uniformitarianism to geology
- 12. scientists believe the earth's core is composed mostly of this
- 13. these people believe the earth's age is 6-7 thousand years
- 16. one way to conserve a nonrenewable resource while still using it is to ___ it for reuse
- 19. this layer of the earth is thinner under the oceans than under the continents
- 20. geologist collect data to model earth's interior from waves from these
- 21. the word geology literally means the study of the ___
Down
- 2. the earth's orbit is best described as an ___
- 3. the earth's crust is made up of large divisions known as ___
- 5. secular geologists believe the earth's age is 4.5___ years
- 6. our seasons are most directly cause by the earth's ___
- 7. of all the planets and moons, only the earth's atmosphere is ___
- 10. scientist theorize about what is inside the earth by studying these type of waves
- 11. shrimp is an example of a ____ natural resource
- 14. resources must be protected from ___
- 15. a resource manager who is concerned with sustainable yields work with a ____ resource
- 17. the Moho is found at the ___ of the crust
- 18. the least dangerous location in a large galaxy is the space between its ___
