Across
- 3. a large unbroken mass
- 5. a place where 2 tectonic plates grind against each other
- 6. is made up of the parts of Earth where life exists
- 8. the solid, outer part of the Earth
- 10. any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls to the Earth
- 13. the part of a continent that extends into the ocean in a plateu, then drops sharply to the ocean floor
- 15. the process of turning from liquid into vapor
- 16. the moment when Earth is tilted as far away from or as close to the sun as it will be all year
- 17. all the water in, on, and around the planet Earth
- 19. a large expanse of land that can be flat or have a gentle roll
Down
- 1. one of the 16 pieces of earth's crust
- 2. the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth
- 4. when the sun passes directly over the equator
- 7. the process by which weathered bits of rock are moved elsewhere by water, wind or ice
- 9. the area of air and gas enveloping objects in space, like stars and planets, or the air around any location
- 11. a flat area that rises above the surrounding land
- 12. shows the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere
- 14. a regular, repeating path that one object takes around another object or center of gravity.
- 18. an invisible line around which an object rotates, or spins