Across
- 2. the type of climate that is very hot with little rain and barely any plants
- 6. day to day conditions of air temperature and precipitation
- 8. one complete orbit of the earth around the sun
- 9. a dense mass of leaves forming the top layer of a forest
- 11. a process where wind, water, or ice wears away landforms
- 12. strange plants that grow on rocks in the tundra
- 13. 97% of the water on earth is this type
- 14. this is what we call a huge piece of the earth's crust
- 16. the weather patterns that an area experiences over a long time
- 17. another word for plants
Down
- 1. the type of trees that lose their leaves in the fall
- 3. the spinning motion of the earth, on its axis
- 4. the path the earth follows as it moves around the sun
- 5. the type of climate that is cold all year around and has no trees
- 7. the hot, wet climate that is ideal for thousands of types of lush green plants
- 10. the climate with moderate rainfall, seasonal changes, and deciduous forests
- 14. what the landmass was called when all of the continents were connected
- 15. the name for the first day of spring and the first day of autumn, when daylight and darkness are nearly equal