Earth's Systems, Energy and Feedback

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Across
  1. 2. The movement of sediment from one place to another.
  2. 3. System All of Earth’s spheres working together and interacting through matter and energy.
  3. 8. All living organisms on Earth.
  4. 9. Anything that has mass and takes up space.
  5. 11. All frozen water on Earth, including glaciers, ice caps, sea ice, and permafrost.
  6. 13. The ability to do work or cause change.
  7. 15. The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.
Down
  1. 1. A change that slows down or stabilizes a process.
  2. 2. Flow The movement of energy through Earth’s systems. Most energy comes from the Sun.
  3. 4. All water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, groundwater, and water vapor.
  4. 5. The solid part of Earth, including rocks, soil, landforms, and Earth’s interior.
  5. 6. The continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
  6. 7. The layer of gases surrounding Earth.
  7. 10. The continuous process that forms, breaks down, and reforms rocks through weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, heat, and melting.
  8. 12. A group of interacting parts that work together as a whole.
  9. 14. A change that increases or speeds up a process.