Across
- 5. magma that reaches Earth’s surface
- 6. all of the water on Earth including oceans rivers lakes ice and water vapor
- 7. water stored underground in spaces between rocks
- 8. a large slow moving mass of ice on land
- 9. an opening in Earth’s crust where magma erupts
- 12. a place where water collects
- 15. shaking of Earth caused by energy released from moving rocks
- 16. all living things on Earth
- 18. an underground layer of rock or soil that holds water
- 19. small pieces of rock that have been broken down
- 20. a group of parts that interact and work together
- 22. when one Earth system affects another
- 25. a crack in Earth’s crust where movement occurs
- 28. a dry area on one side of a mountain caused by loss of moisture
- 29. living and nonliving things interacting in an environment
- 30. natural nonliving substances found in rocks
- 31. the movement of weathered rock or sediment from one place to another
- 33. when sediment is dropped in a new location
- 34. the weight of air pushing down on Earth
Down
- 1. table the top level of groundwater
- 2. the continuous movement of water on above and below Earth’s surface
- 3. the layer of gases that surrounds Earth
- 4. the process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces
- 8. all of the rocky parts of Earth including landforms rocks soil and Earth’s layers
- 10. a large body of air with similar temperature and moisture
- 11. when liquid water changes into water vapor
- 13. the top layer of Earth made of rock particles and organic material
- 14. rock formed from layers of sediment pressed together
- 17. water that falls from clouds as rain snow sleet or hail
- 21. melted rock beneath Earth’s surface
- 23. when water vapor cools and changes into liquid water
- 24. rock formed from cooled magma or lava
- 26. a large region with a specific climate and types of organisms
- 27. rock changed by heat and pressure
- 32. cycle the process by which rocks change between igneous sedimentary and metamorphic