Across
- 1. part of Earth containing living organisms
- 3. portion of Earth that consist of liquid water
- 8. elevation above sea level
- 9. densest part of the Earth that includes crust, mantle, and core
- 10. inner layer of Earth's thermosphere; most satellites orbit the Earth in this layer
- 11. outer layer of Earth's thermosphere; no definite shape and is the very edge of our atmosphere
- 12. lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere
- 14. outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere; extends to outer space
- 15. layer of Earth's atmosphere immediately above the stratosphere; protects Earth from meteoroids
- 16. Earth's ice; including glaciers, sea ice
Down
- 2. second lowest layer in Earth's atmosphere; contains the ozone layer
- 4. trapping of heat near a planet's surface
- 5. chunk of rock or dust in space
- 6. vapor water in the form of gas
- 7. relatively thin layer of gases that form Earth's outermost layer
- 13. layer of upper atmosphere that contains a higher concentration of ozone than the rest of the atmosphere
