Earth and Space Final

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Across
  1. 1. a theory that states the universe began as an extremely dense object and then expanded rapidly.
  2. 3. Which type of igneous rock forms close to the surface of the Earth?
  3. 7. Atmospheric pressure is measured with a ______.
  4. 8. Winds that travel in a curved line that we can not feel.
  5. 9. the observation that most galaxies appear to be moving away from our galaxy, and that the speed at which the galaxies appear to be moving away is proportional to their distance from our galaxy.
  6. 15. The movement of sediment.
  7. 16. the center of the Earth.
  8. 18. The atmosphere is a mixture of _____that surround the Earth.
  9. 19. When two tectonic plates slide against one another in opposite directions.
  10. 23. the apparent change in the wavelength and frequency of sound waves that is caused by the movement of the sound source, observer, or both.
  11. 24. This type of rock forms when lava cools near the surface.
  12. 27. Winds that are lower to the earth that we can feel.
  13. 28. a very bright star that is usually larger and more massive than a giant star.
  14. 29. Tectonic plates move very______.
  15. 30. a star that is in a stable, middle stage of its development.
  16. 31. A slow change to the environment that involves water.
Down
  1. 2. a phenomenon in which light moving rapidly away from an observer appears shifted toward the red end of the spectrum.
  2. 4. a star that expands and contracts in a regularly repeating cycle.
  3. 5. when water falls out the atmosphere.
  4. 6. The lowest level of the atmosphere.
  5. 10. the amount of radiation emitted by a bright object, such as a star.
  6. 11. There are 3 types of sedimentary rock they are clastic, organic, and ________.
  7. 12. Which process most likely caused the grand canyon to form?
  8. 13. The breaking down of sediment.
  9. 14. This rock forms when different layers of sediment are cemented together into thick layers.
  10. 17. Moisture in the air.
  11. 20. Saltiest ocean in the world.
  12. 21. a graphical plot showing the relationship between a star’s luminosity and its surface temperature
  13. 22. The dropping off of sediment.
  14. 25. What Australians call a hurricane.
  15. 26. the outer layer of Earth.
  16. 28. Volcanoes are most likely when this occurs.