Earth's Systems

Edit Answers
12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
Across
  1. 5. EFFECT THE ABSORBTION AND RETENTION OF EARTH'S ENERGY THAT ESSENTIALLY INSULATES THE PLANET
  2. 6. WEATHERING AND THIS BREAK DOWN STRUCTURES AND TRANSPORT THEIR PRODUCTS
  3. 7. THE _____ CYCLE IS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS THAT EXPLAINS HOW ROCKS ARE FORMED, BROKEN DOWN, AND TRANSFORMED OVER TIME
  4. 11. T OR F: ACTIVITES OF HUMANS IMPACT EARTH'S PROCESSES, SYSTEMS, AND RESOURCES
  5. 13. AND SPATIAL EARTH'S SYSTEMS INTERACT OVER THESE TWO TYPES OF SCALES ('AND' IS PART OF THE ANSWER)
  6. 14. THE EARTH HAS THIS MANY SPHERES THAT MAKE UP ITS INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS
  7. 16. THE WEIGHT OF SEDIMENT LAYERS COMPRESSES LOWER LAYERS IN THIS PROCESS
  8. 17. EARTH'S ENERGY COMES FROM STAR, AS WELL AS FROM EARTH'S HOT INTERIOR
  9. 19. LIVING ORGANISMS DEFINES THIS SPHERE
  10. 20. RANGE OF A REGION'S WEATHER OVER 1 OR MORE YEARS
  11. 21. ALL OF EARTH'S PROCESSES ARE THE RESULT OF MATTER CYCLING AND ENERGY DOING THIS
  12. 23. THE SUN'S ENERGY AND THIS DRIVE THE CONTINUAL CYCLING OF WATER
  13. 24. THE CONDITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE
  14. 25. EARTH'S LANDSCAPE'S ARE SHAPED BY EROSION, TRANSPORT, AND THIS OF SEDIMENT
  15. 26. WHEN WATER ACTS LIKE GLUE TO BIND SEDEMINTS TOGETHER
  16. 28. GREENHOUSE THESE KEEP OUR PLANET HABITABLE BY MAINTAINING CONDITIONS CONDUSIVE TO HUMANS
  17. 30. THESE ROCKS ARE CREATED FROM LAYERS OF SEDIMENT
  18. 31. PROCESS THAT BREAKS DOWN ROCKS INTO SMALL PIECES
Down
  1. 1. ACCUMULATION OF ROCK SEDIMENTS
  2. 2. MOVEMENT OF ROCK SEDIMENTS FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER
  3. 3. ALL OF EARTH'S ROCK, SOIL, AND SEDIMENTS, INCLUDING THOSE BENEATH THE EARTH'S SURFACE
  4. 4. TRANSFERS OF ENERGY AND MOVEMENTS OF MATTER CAN CAUSE PHYSICAL AND THESE CHANGES ON EARTH
  5. 8. ABOUT 97% OF THE EARTH'S WATER IS FOUND HERE
  6. 9. THESE ROCKS ARE THE PRODUCT OF HEAT AND PRESSURE
  7. 10. LAYERS OF GASSES SURROUNDING OUR PLANET PROTECTING US FROM RADIATION
  8. 12. THE ABSORBTION OF WATER THROUGH PLANT ROOTS AND RELEASE OF WATER THROUGH PLANT LEAVES
  9. 15. RESOURCES THAT CAN BE REPLACED OVER SMALLER TIMESCALES
  10. 18. ALL WATER IN ALL FORMS MAKE UP THE EARTH'S THIS
  11. 22. THESE ROCKS FROM WHEN MAGMA COOLS AND SOLIDIFIES
  12. 27. THE OCEANS HAVE A MAJOR THIS ON WEATHER AND CLIMATE
  13. 29. THIS ELEMENT CAN ABSORB, STORE, AND RELEASE LARGE AMOUNTS OF ENERGY AS IT CHANGES STATE