Across
- 2. is the solid, outer part of Earth
- 6. the season of getting ready for winter
- 8. the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates.
- 9. is a type of strike-slip fault wherein the relative horizontal slip
- 10. The theory that the Earth's crust and upper mantle Solar Eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun
- 13. the coldest season
- 15. The interference of the continents results in complex tidal patterns
- 17. occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and Sun, but does not completely cover the Sun's disk
- 18. season of growth or development
- 19. is a geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other.
- 20. if it experiences two high and two low tides of approximately equal size every lunar day
Down
- 1. if it experiences one high and one low tide every lunar day
- 3. locations on Earth where the oceanic material of one tectonic plate dives below the material
- 4. The moon blocks the sun, but only partially
- 5. Because Earth's surface is curved, sometimes an eclipse can shift between annular and total as the Moon's shadow moves across the globe
- 7. Hottest season of the year
- 11. experiences two high and two low tides of different sizes every lunar day
- 12. the dropping of leaves from the trees as they go into a winter rest
- 14. is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.
- 16. layer molten iron and nickel