Across
- 2. a way that heat transfers through fluids; where the hottest sections rise, cool, fall, and rise again in a loop
- 6. the amount of space an object takes up
- 7. how far above or below sea level a location is; how tall or deep the land is
- 8. rocky, brittle, outermost layer of the Earth
- 10. an indentifier of how something was measured for comparison, such as gram, liter, or meter
- 12. in the metric system: to take one unit and represent it as an equal value in another unit
- 14. a pure, natural substance that is the building block of rocks
- 16. dark-colored, contains mostly iron and magnesium
- 18. a geographic area (based on longitude) that uses the same time; there are 24 worldwide, one for each hour of the day (2 words)
- 23. what the scientist changes in an experiment; known when you start (2 words)
- 25. a part of a map that is a key to all the symbols on the map
- 26. for igneous rocks: forming inside the Earth; typically has large crystals because it cools slowly
- 27. what something is made of
- 28. distance from the center to the edge of a circle or sphere; half the diameter of a circle or
- 30. an invisible line around which an object rotates or spins; imaginary line that goes through the poles
- 32. inside of something else
- 34. the amount of elevation that the land goes up at each contour line (2 words)
- 35. the true color of a mineral as found by rubbing it on a streak plate
- 36. functional layer of the Earth that contains all of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle; makes up the tectonic plates
- 39. how a mineral reflects light; how shiny something is
- 41. when a mineral breaks with uneven, unpredictable edges
- 43. an imaginary line that circles the Earth around the middle and splits it into northern and southern hemispheres; 0 degrees latitude
- 45. a simplified drawing that shows how something looks or works; a schematic representation
- 46. semi-molten layer of the Earth; has greatest volume of the interior of the Earth
- 49. a model or drawing of something so you can see the layers (2 words, include hyphen between)
- 50. plastic-like, functional layer of the mantle that supports the lithosphere
Down
- 1. cloud of gas and dust in space that is where stars form; birthplace of stars
- 2. a closed line on a map that shows elevation; do not intersect/touch each other (2 words)
- 3. outside of something else
- 4. of, or coming from a continent
- 5. between a solid and a liquid; partially melted and partially solid (2 words, include hyphen between)
- 9. molten rock on the Earth's surface
- 11. not alive, never has been alive
- 12. how a mineral breaks if it has flat, predictable edges
- 13. imaginary lines (drawn from pole to pole) that are used to measure east to west; Prime Meridian = 0 degrees and International Date Line = 180 degrees
- 15. the same amount of space
- 16. the amount of matter in an object
- 17. rock formed from the cooling and crystallization of lava or magma
- 19. for igneous rocks: forming on the surface of the Earth; has exited the volcano; typically has small or no crystals because it cools very quickly
- 20. half of a sphere or ball
- 21. what is being measured as a result of the experiment; unknown when you start (2 words)
- 22. when an object (planet, moon, etc.) turns all the way around or spins one time around its axis
- 24. a measurement of how tightly packed the particles are in an object
- 29. how hard a mineral is
- 31. light-colored; composed with a lot of silicon and aluminum
- 33. a solid, mineral-based material that makes up the surface of the Earth and other objects in the universe
- 37. a way to compare distance/length in models/drawings/diagrams to the real world
- 38. the study of Earth and how it fits in the universe; a combination of astronomy, meteorology, and geology (2 words)
- 40. molten rock inside the Earth
- 42. a type of map that shows the elevation of the Earth's surface
- 44. of, supporting, or being like the ocean
- 47. the parts of the Earth from the core to the crust; the rock components of Earth
- 48. a natural satellite of a planet