Chapter 1 Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. forms when water has covered a large part of earth’s crust
  2. 4. large area of land that is joined together
  3. 6. the outer shell of earth
  4. 8. A suggested solution with no predetermined outcome
  5. 10. the part of a continent that is submerged under shallow water
  6. 15. Science The study of the earth
  7. 16. everything that makes up the surface of earth
  8. 17. a group of individuals things that form a whole
  9. 18. the area of earth where organisms live
  10. 20. The study of the atmosphere
  11. 22. Says that the solar system came from an interstellar cloud of dust and gas
  12. 23. a group of mountain ranges that are similar in form, structure, and alignment
Down
  1. 1. interactions between earth’s sub-systems
  2. 3. all the waters on earths surface
  3. 5. the gases surrounding earth
  4. 7. a six step method that tests a hypothesis
  5. 9. between the core and its thin outer layer
  6. 10. the central part of earth below the mantle
  7. 11. The study of the ocean
  8. 12. the upper layer of earth’s mantle that’s below the lithosphere
  9. 13. The study of space
  10. 14. A guess without supporting evidence
  11. 19. The study of rocks and earth’s physical structure
  12. 21. ridged outer part of earth that contains the crust and upper mantle