Earth's Physical Geography Content Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. process of collecting and distributing water to crops
  2. 6. sudden and violent movement of the Earth's crust
  3. 10. usual, predictable patterns of weather in an area over many years
  4. 11. gases in the atmosphere trap the sun's warmth
  5. 14. theory that explains how the continents formed and why they move
  6. 17. changing what is planted from year to year to protect soil
  7. 18. water droplets falling to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
  8. 20. a place shared by plants and animals that depend on one another for survival
  9. 21. causes unusually cool waters and low rainfall in the eastern Pacific and heavy rains in the western Pacific
  10. 22. water changing from liquid to gas
  11. 24. deep cut in the ocean floor
  12. 27. the careful use of a resource
  13. 31. thick haze of smoke and chemicals
  14. 32. each of the seven large land areas
  15. 34. layer of hot, dense rock surrounding the Earth's core
  16. 35. cutting down forests without replanting
  17. 37. pattern that a major wind system follows over time
  18. 38. changes in temperature, wind, and air moisture over a short period of time
Down
  1. 2. freshwater that filters through the soil into the ground
  2. 3. climate differences in large cities
  3. 4. similar patterns of temperature and precipitation
  4. 5. underground layer of rock through which water flows
  5. 7. process of weathered rock being moved away by water, wind, and ice
  6. 8. steadily flowing stream of water in the world's seas
  7. 9. the variety of plants and animals living on the planet
  8. 12. water gathering on the ground and in rivers, lakes, and oceans
  9. 13. causes heavy rains in western Southern America and a lack of rain in other areas
  10. 15. formed when chemicals from air pollution mix with precipitation
  11. 16. innermost layer of the Earth
  12. 19. plateau off the coast of each continent
  13. 23. chemical that farmers use to kill insects
  14. 25. the Earth's upper layer
  15. 26. melted rock that flows to the surface during a volcanic eruption
  16. 28. an area in which particular kinds of plants and animals have adapted to a particular climate
  17. 29. wind pattern typical only in a small area
  18. 30. process of water moving from the oceans, to the air, to the ground
  19. 33. a crack in the Earth's crust
  20. 36. water changing from gas to liquid
  21. 38. when water, ice, chemicals, and plants break rocks into smaller pieces
  22. 39. effect of mountains on rainfall