Across
- 2. the system of interacting, living organisms on Earth
- 5. the movement of energy through air & space
- 6. the supercontinent before continents drifted
- 7. large, bright Sun features extending outward from surface
- 9. the force holding planets & Moons in orbit
- 10. where life & weather happens in atmosphere
- 12. the system of gas surrounding Earth
- 15. a law that determines oldest rocks are below youngest rocks
- 18. cooling & solidifying of molten rock creates . . .
- 20. layer of Earth that's broken into plates
- 21. layer of protection from UV rays around Earth
- 23. the Moon getting smaller
- 25. Earth center model
- 26. the gravitational pull of the Moon causes these
- 31. heat & pressure applied to previous rock creates . . .
- 32. the system of natural, nonliving materials on Earth
- 33. the system of ice on Earth
- 35. type of energy transfer between rising & falling of fluids
- 36. eruptions of radiation on the Sun
- 37. a fracture/break in land
- 38. darker spots on the Sun
- 39. the settlement of rock in a new place
- 43. an absolute dating technique
- 44. determines locations East & West
- 46. where convection happens in Earth's mantle
- 48. energy from the Sun is considered this
- 50. the movement of rock by wind, water, or gravity
- 51. determines locations North & South
Down
- 1. the outer part of Sun's atmosphere
- 3. the system of water on Earth
- 4. the breakdown of rock
- 8. boundary where two plates pull apart
- 11. the absence of day
- 12. length of distance between Earth & Sun
- 13. anything that takes up space & has mass (comes in 3 forms)
- 14. Sun center model
- 16. the source of day
- 17. the movement of air
- 19. study of rock layers
- 20. distance light travels within a year
- 22. revolves around Earth and shows different phases
- 24. compaction of sediments creates . . .
- 27. the Moon less than half lit
- 28. the Moon more than half lit
- 29. evidence of prehistoric organisms
- 30. the amount of matter per space taken up
- 34. spinning on an axis
- 40. boundary where two plates push together
- 41. an effect that keeps Earth warm
- 42. where the ozone layer is
- 45. when an isotope changes from parent to daughter
- 47. boundary where two plates slide past each other
- 49. the Moon getting bigger