Geography Chapter 2

5. the process of excess water vapor changing into liquid water when warm air cools
6. the rocky shell forming the Earth's surface
7. wearing away of the Earth's surface by wind, flowing water, or glaciers
8. large body of ice that moves across the surface of the Earth
10. regular movement of water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean
11. the theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart
14. underground water-bearing layers of porous rock, sand or gravel
16. process of converting into vapor
18. thick middle layer of the Earth's interior structure, consisting of dense, hot rock

1. the watery areas of the earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water
2. the part of the Earth where life exists
3. the removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming
4. the term scientists use to describe activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of Earth's physical features
5. the part of a continent that extends underwater
9. moisture that falls to the earth as rain, sleet, hail or snow
12. surface land areas of the earth's crust, including continents and ocean basins
13. the innermost layer of the earth. Made up of a super-hot but solid inner core and a liquid outer core
14. a layer of gases that surrounds the Earth
15. water within the Earth that supplies wells and springs
17. a crack or break in the Earth's crust