Physical Geography Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. One of two days a year where the sun is directly overhead at the equator
  2. 4. The water that falls on the ground
  3. 6. Weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time
  4. 8. How far above sea level a land surface is
  5. 9. One of two days a year when Earth reaches its northernmost or southernmost points.
  6. 11. Shelf: The part of the continent that extends out from under the ocean and is fairly flat but then drops sharply into the ocean floor
  7. 12. A series of actions that produce something
  8. 14. A thick layer of hot, dense rock surrounding the Earth’s core
  9. 15. Melted rock below the Earth’s surface
Down
  1. 1. A body of land with water on three sides
  2. 2. The outermost layer of the Earth
  3. 5. The innermost layer of the Earth.
  4. 7. An imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth between poles
  5. 10. A long, narrow, steep sided cut on the ocean floor
  6. 13. Melted rock above the Earth’s surface