Heat and the Environment Unit: Key Terms

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Across
  1. 4. the Earth's crust sits on this large, thick sections of rock
  2. 6. class of rock that forms from molten rock that has cooled and hardened
  3. 8. special shapes of minerals found in rocks made from molten rock (magma)that cooled slowly
  4. 10. liquid water on Earth absorbs heat and changes into water vapour
  5. 11. the layer of the Earth below the Earth's crust
  6. 12. the breakdown and movement of rocks and soil by wind, water or ice
  7. 14. naturally occurring solid pure substance
  8. 16. conditions of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and in a particular place
  9. 17. a continuous movement of materials in nature that repeats
  10. 19. Earth's outer layer
  11. 20. wearing away of rock
  12. 21. the repeating pattern in which one family of rock changes into a different family
  13. 22. a cone shaped landform where lava, ash, and gases will erupt from in an opening in the Earth's crust
  14. 23. the movement in nature of water from the surface of Earth to the atmosphere and back
  15. 24. a solid geographic layer that is the inner most geographic layer of Earth
  16. 26. class of rock that forms from small pieces of rock, shells, or other materials that pile up in layers
  17. 27. a strong, spinning weather system over the ocean that has continuous winds exceeding 119 km/h; formed from warm tropical ocean water
  18. 30. the study of weather and weather patterns
  19. 31. rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls to the ground
Down
  1. 1. invisible water vapour in the atmosphere cools down and changes back into drops of water that fall as rain
  2. 2. the lowest level of the Earth's atmosphere where humans live
  3. 3. strong, spinning columns of air in contact with the ground
  4. 5. the movement of air in the troposphere
  5. 7. the blanket of gases that surrounds Earth
  6. 9. molten melted rock below Earth's surface
  7. 11. formed from igneous or sedimentary rocks that have been change from their original form by heat from Earth or by the pressure of the rocks above them
  8. 13. when you leave the mantle and enter the Earth's molten layer
  9. 15. hot magma released onto the ocean floor
  10. 18. a pattern of movement of the water in a large region of the ocean
  11. 25. the shifting of the plates that produces shaking and sliding in the crust
  12. 28. naturally formed solid material made up of one or more minerals
  13. 29. the long term weather conditions over large areas of Earth