Geography Chapter 2

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Across
  1. 2. the average weather of a place over many years
  2. 4. the thin layer of rocks and minerals that surrounds the mantle
  3. 7. Each year, the earth makes one of these around the sun
  4. 10. this happens when two plates rub against each other
  5. 11. a thick, hot, rocky layer around the core
  6. 14. huge blocks of Earth's crust
  7. 15. the condition of the air and sky from day to day
  8. 17. the type of climate found closest to the North and South poles
  9. 19. features on the surface of Earth like mountains, mesas, and lakes
Down
  1. 1. a process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces
  2. 3. soft, nearly liquid rock
  3. 5. a sphere of hot metal at the center of Earth
  4. 6. a place where magma comes shooting up through Earth's crust
  5. 8. the type of climate found in middle latitudes, can be warm or cool
  6. 9. Nearly circular path around the sun
  7. 12. the type of climate found closest to the equator
  8. 13. the earth spinning on its axis
  9. 16. the removal of small pieces of rock by water, ice, or wind
  10. 17. Imaginary line running through Earth between the North and South poles
  11. 18. this covers 70% of the earth's surface