Across
- 6. The continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
- 7. The preserved remains or traces of ancient living things.
- 10. As altitude increases temperature does this
- 11. The movement of rocks and soil from one place to another by wind, water, or ice.
- 13. Light on the right side of the moon
- 17. When eroded material is dropped or settles in a new location.
- 19. Hot & Wet Climate
- 20. Study of space
- 22. The amount of water vapor in the air.
- 23. A group of tiny water droplets or ice crystals floating in the air.
- 26. the science that studies the Earth — what it’s made of, how it changes, and how it was formed.
- 27. An opening in Earth’s surface where lava, ash, and gases come out.
- 30. Using your senses to gather information.
- 31. The theory that Earth’s outer shell is broken into large pieces that move.
- 35. The thick layer of hot, solid rock beneath the crust.
- 36. When a planet spins around its axis (causes day and night).
- 38. A force that pulls objects toward each other.
- 39. A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movements in Earth’s crust.
- 41. Slow moving front can bring a day of rain
- 42. The process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces by wind, water, and other natural forces.
- 43. Wet air mass
- 44. The thin, outer layer of the Earth where we live.
- 45. Quick moving brings storms
- 47. A naturally occurring solid with a definite chemical makeup and crystal shape.
Down
- 1. Any form of water falling from the sky, like rain, snow, or hail.
- 2. Warm air rising cool air sinking
- 3. A testable idea or explanation based on observations.
- 4. A spinning column of air that touches the ground, often during thunderstorms.
- 5. Pressure – The force of air pushing down on Earth’s surface.
- 6. Appears the moon is shrinking
- 8. The center of the Earth, made of a very hot inner solid part and a liquid outer part.
- 9. Rock that has changed from another type due to heat and pressure.
- 12. When one object moves in a circle around another (like Earth around the Sun).
- 14. the process by which planets, moons, and other space objects form and grow by slowly collecting dust, gas, and rocks.
- 15. A large, powerful storm with strong winds and heavy rain that forms over warm ocean water.
- 16. The star at the center of our solar system.
- 18. Dry Climate
- 21. Study of weather and the atmosphere
- 24. Rock formed from layers of sediment pressed together over time.
- 25. Rock – Rock formed when melted rock (magma or lava) cools and hardens.
- 28. The average weather in a place over a long period.
- 29. Dry air mass
- 32. The layer of gases surrounding Earth.
- 33. The boundary between two different air masses.
- 34. System – The Sun and all the objects that orbit around it, including planets, moons, and asteroids.
- 37. The day-to-day condition of the atmosphere (like rain, sun, wind).
- 40. tool that measures air pressure
- 46. Dry and cold air mass