Across
- 2. most of the freshwater on Earth is found in.
- 6. is the layer of the atmosphere nearest to Earth's surface.
- 7. and record. When a scientist has tested her hypothesis, the next step in scientific inquiry is to
- 10. humidity.
- 11. sun light.
- 12. is used to measure temperature.
- 14. ridge. A vast, underwater mountain chain is called.
- 16. contains the highest concentration of ozone.
- 17. Drift. The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current locations is called.
Down
- 1. vapor. Water evaporates from oceans and lakes and rises into Earth's atmosphere as.
- 3. What process takes a rock to the inside of Earth?
- 4. ways in which the movement of two blocks of rock along a fault causes an earthquake to occur. primary waves. are the first to reach a seismograph after an earthquake.
- 5. The process of liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid is called.
- 8. in nature. A scientific law describes a.
- 9. boundaries. Plates move apart.
- 12. focus. The point in Earth's interior where the energy release of an earthquake occurs is
- 13. things that distinguish atmospheric layers.
- 15. a measure of the amount of water vapor that air is holding compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature.