Semester 2 Science Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. water vapor turning into back into water droplets to make clouds
  2. 5. broken up pieces of rock created from weathering
  3. 7. the pressing together of rock, a step to create a sedimentary rock
  4. 8. two plate tectonics moving away from each other
  5. 9. water that can no longer sink into the ground and starts to flow downhill
  6. 13. the laying down of rock at the bottom of bodies of water
  7. 15. a body of air that has the same temperature and humidity throughout
  8. 17. a type of pressure system that brings clear skies
  9. 20. a type of pressure system that brings clouds and storms
  10. 21. the movement of these cause major events such as earthquakes and the building of mountains
  11. 23. the result of a column of air pushing down on an area
  12. 24. melted rock above Earth's surface
  13. 25. the cooling down of magma or lava
  14. 26. a type of weather front that does not move for a few days
  15. 28. the sudden shaking of the ground due to tectonic plate movement
  16. 29. a type of air mass that forms near the equator
  17. 33. the glue-ing together of sediments, last step to create a sedimentary rock
  18. 36. liquid water turning into water vapor out of the leaves of plants
  19. 39. the rising of hot, less dense fluids and sinking of cool, more dense fluids
  20. 42. the type of igneous rock that cools slowly inside Earth creating large crystals
  21. 43. the type of rock created from the weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementing of sediments
  22. 45. the falling of water from the atmosphere back to Earth's surface
  23. 47. two plate tectonics moving past each other
  24. 49. a type of air mass that forms over land
  25. 50. the breaking down of rock by physical and chemical means
  26. 51. the layer of Earth that is the thinnest
  27. 52. any process that changes Earth's surface
Down
  1. 1. the type of rock created from magma
  2. 2. when two plates move together and one sinks below the other
  3. 3. a type of weather front that is represented by red semi-circles
  4. 6. the type of igneous rock that cools quickly above Earth's surface to create small crystals
  5. 10. sunlight that is received at lower latitudes
  6. 11. the layer of Earth broken up into tectonic plates
  7. 12. the day-to-day changes in the atmosphere
  8. 14. water sinking into Earth's surfave
  9. 16. the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
  10. 18. the type of rock created from undergoing extreme heat and pressure
  11. 19. a type of air mass that results in cold air
  12. 22. the moving of rock from one place to another
  13. 27. a type of weather front that involves three different air masses
  14. 30. two plate tectonics moving towards each other
  15. 31. the densest layer of the Earth
  16. 32. the thickest layer of the Earth
  17. 34. a type of air mass that forms over water
  18. 35. the underground mountain range in the Atlantic
  19. 37. the type of tectonic plate that contains landmass
  20. 38. melted rock below Earth's surface
  21. 40. a type of weather front that is represented by blue triangles
  22. 41. the layer of Earth where convection takes place
  23. 44. liquid water turning into water vapor with the addition of heat
  24. 46. the type of tectonic plate that contains ocean material
  25. 48. sunlight that is received at higher latitudes