Across
- 3. The Atlantic ocean covers about __ _______ of the Earth.
- 5. ___ covers about 1/10 of the Earth.
- 6. The Pacific ocean covers about __ _______ of the Earth.
- 11. A modern practice of position fixing that enables a navigator to travel through space.
- 14. What is the smallest major land mass?
- 15. Africa is bordered by the Atlantic ocean to the ____.
- 16. What land mass includes Europe and Asia?
- 18. A star that increases in brightness because of an explosion.
- 19. The largest ocean basin.
- 20. Latitude is noted in degrees ____ or South of the Equator.
- 24. The ocean basin that connects the polar waters.
- 28. The warmest ocean basin that contains a trade route between africa and Asia.
- 30. The line drawn by the 180 degree meridian separating neighbors by 24 hours.
Down
- 1. How long did it rain to create the oceans?
- 2. Unit used in measuring distance at sea.
- 4. An interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium, and ionized gases.
- 7. What is the longitudinal line of reference?
- 8. Layers of water with a cold, dense one at top and a warm one at bottom.
- 9. A person who draws and produces maps.
- 10. What galaxy are we in?
- 12. The release or give off of a gas or vapor.
- 13. What is the latitudinal line of reference?
- 17. Imaginary line at which a body rotates.
- 21. What is the continent of the south pole?
- 22. Longitude is noted in degrees ____ or west of the Prime Meridian.
- 23. In 1955, the UN established major __________.
- 25. A large star of high luminosity and low surface temperature.
- 26. The first organisms on Earth were ________-like.
- 27. Meridians of longitude pass through both _____ of the Earth.
- 29. The smallest and coldest ocean basin.
