Across
- 5. A _____ is a scientist who studies the earth.
- 8. The _____ is an imaginary line around the earth equally distant from the poles.
- 9. List one of the four places most of the earth’s fresh water comes from. (3 letter word)
- 10. The layer of earth beneath the crust is called the _____.
- 12. The study of the earth and its structure is _____.
- 14. A _____ is a natural formation of rock or soil on the earth’s surface.
- 15. Each half of the earth’s spere is called a _____.
- 18. Geological events which are believed to be caused by plate activity are _____ and _____ eruptions.
- 20. _____ _____ are large areas of the earth’s crust which float on molten rock.
- 22. Hot liquid rock below the earth’s crust is called _____.
Down
- 1. The two kinds of crust are _____ and _____.
- 2. A _____ is one of the seven largest land masses which rises out of the ocean.
- 3. The hottest place in or on planet Earth is its _____.
- 4. _____ _____ use current observations to help them understand and confirm what has happened in the past.
- 5. Below the earth’s surface is _____ which supplies wells and springs.
- 6. A break between to moving plates is a _____.
- 7. List one of the four places most of the earth’s fresh water comes from. (8 letter word)
- 11. Trembling or shaking in the earth’s crust is an _____.
- 13. There are _____ oceans on the earth.
- 16. List one of the four places most of the earth’s fresh water comes from. (5 letter word)
- 17. List one of the four places most of the earth’s fresh water comes from. (4 letter word)
- 19. Mountains, plateaus, valleys, and canyons are _____.
- 21. Water covers more that _____ percent of the Earth.
