Earth Science Unit Vocabulary Crossword

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