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