Earth Systems Crossword

1. layer above the troposphere.
6. Wind that blows north and south is always bent or curved due to the rotation of Earth.
7. The majority (~97%) of water on Earth
10. soft, weak, and viscous (fluid-like) rock.
12. When the sun warms plants, it causes water to evaporate out of the leaves through the small openings.
14. outermost or most superficial layer of Earth
16. found in solid, liquid, and vapor forms on Earth.
17. flow away from the equator (In general)
19. layer closest to Earth’s surface.
22. plates covered with oceanic or continental crust (or both)
23. All living things on Earth
25. Includes snow, sea ice, lake, and river ice, icebergs, glaciers, and ice caps, ice sheets, and ice shelves, ______________ and seasonally frozen ground, and solid precipitation.
28. innermost layer of Earth.
30. crust that makes up the continents.
33. hot, hard, and strong plastic-like rock.
36. Means cold
37. may be one of the first places where scientists are able to identify global changes in climate.
40. outermost layer of the atmosphere
41. middle layer of the atmosphere.

2. Describes all the water found on the Earth.
3. middle clouds.
4. clouds low clouds
5. high clouds.
8. the total mass of that element compared to the mass of other elements
9. Rock made from silica
11. flow towards from the equator (In general)
13. cycle We call the movement of water around Earth
15. All rocks that are found in and on the Earth's Surface.
18. Layer Contained in the Atmosphere and is used to block harmful UV light
20. Means Air
21. the total volume of that element compared to the volume of other elements
24. Means Ground
26. middle layer of Earth
27. Makes up most of the rocks in the crust
29. The hydrosphere includes all the ____________found in lakes, rivers, streams, and in the ground.
31. crust that covers the ocean floor.
32. made of solid, cool, and rigid rock.
34. Means Water
35. above the mesosphere.
38. Means LIfe
39. contains oxygen, which is needed by animals to survive.