Across
- 3. A scientist who studies and predicts weather.
- 9. A balloon that carries tools to measure weather.
- 10. Farmers add ___ to soil to add nutrients.
- 14. The darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse.
- 15. A storm with thunder, lightning, and heavy rain.
- 16. The top layer of soil where plants grow best.
- 19. This is when Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon.
- 21. A funnel-shaped cloud with very strong winds.
- 22. Organic material used as fuel for energy.
- 25. The lighter part of a shadow during an eclipse.
- 26. A row of trees or shrubs that reduce wind speed.
- 28. The layer of soil beneath the topsoil.
- 29. A severe snowstorm with strong winds.
- 33. The way Earth’s rotation affects wind direction.
- 34. A hard, shiny type of coal, which is a metamorphic rock.
- 38. The age of a fossil compared to other fossil.
- 39. As the ___ of the 2 objects increases, the pull of gravity will get stronger.
- 40. The path an object takes as it moves around another.
- 42. The trapping of heat by gases in Earth’s atmosphere.
- 43. The exact age of a fossil in years.
- 48. The movement of one object around another.
- 49. Every 2 – 7 years, the cold current off the coast of S. America will sink, causing warmer water and low pressure air. .
Down
- 1. Energy produced by splitting atoms.
- 2. The spinning of Earth on its axis.
- 4. Low, gray clouds that often cover the sky.
- 5. Thin, wispy clouds high in the sky.
- 6. Energy from heat inside the Earth.
- 7. Frozen balls of ice that fall from the sky.
- 8. An instrument that measures air pressure.
- 11. The tendency of an object to keep moving in a straight line.
- 12. A tool used to measure the amount of rainfall.
- 13. A type of soft coal, which is a sedimentary rock.
- 17. This is when the Moon blocks the Sun's light from Earth.
- 18. A rise in sea level caused by a hurricane.
- 20. Energy from the Sun used to generate electricity.
- 23. The force that pulls objects toward each other.
- 24. As the ___ between the 2 objects increases, the pull of gravity will get weaker.
- 27. A large storm with strong winds and heavy rain.
- 30. An oval shape, like Earth's orbit around the Sun.
- 31. In the subsoil, we can see ___ and some humus.
- 32. ___ has the strongest effect on climate due to insolation’s effect on temperature.
- 35. Fluffy, white clouds that often look like cotton.
- 36. A large body of air with similar temperature and humidity.
- 37. High-speed winds in the upper atmosphere.
- 41. A cloud that forms close to the ground.
- 44. An imaginary line that Earth spins around.
- 45. Planting plants can prevent soil ___.
- 46. As altitude increases, air pressure ___.
- 47. Decayed plant and animal material in soil.
