Across
- 3. scientist who studies earth and rocks
- 5. scientist who studies weather and climate
- 6. broken up pieces of rock
- 11. Earth's sphere dealing with ice
- 12. the theory that all organisms came from a common ancestor and change slowly over many generations.
- 15. the factor that changes in the experiment
- 19. another name for hurricane.
- 20. how close an object's molecules are; thickness
- 24. the carrying of sediment by wind, water, or ice
- 25. The sliding of the lithosphere on the mantle. AKA continental drift is known as plate _____.
- 26. The least dense layer of Earth
- 29. Earthquakes generate ____ waves.
- 30. Earth’s sphere dealing with anything living
- 32. breaking of rock into smaller sediment
- 33. any prehistoric organism preserved in rock
Down
- 1. A landform when a river meets the ocean and sediment gets deposited.
- 2. hot air/liquids rise, cold air/liquids sink
- 4. plate boundary associated with the formation of mountains and volcanoes
- 7. similar to an experiment, but lacks a hypothesis. Uses observations.
- 8. The largest layer of the earth. Convection here powers plate tectonics
- 9. the average weather of a long period of time
- 10. the study of the natural world
- 13. ___ pressure systems are associated with cloudy, humid skies.
- 14. A science teacher.
- 16. sinkholes, deltas, rivers, mountains, springs are all natural features of the land and thus are…
- 17. segment of DNA that codes for a trait
- 18. The water cycle, carbon cycle, and nitrogen cycle are all examples of _____ cycles.
- 21. imaginary horizontal lines running acrossing the globe. The equator is 0.
- 22. The ____ core is the only liquid layer of earth.
- 23. when 2 large air masses meet. Leads to storms.
- 27. testable statement regarding the outcome of an experiment
- 28. an education prediction of what will happen. Usually used when talking about weather.
- 31. any living thing (ex. Human, bacteria, plant)