Topic 1: Intro to Earth's Systems

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Across
  1. 2. A hill of sand piled up by the wind
  2. 4. A feature on the surface of the Earth, such as a coastline, dune or mountain
  3. 6. A line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or lake
  4. 7. A process in which mapmakers determine distances and elevations using instruments and the principles of geometry
  5. 9. the continual movement of water among Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
  6. 10. an exact copy of something on a much smaller scale
  7. 11. A landform with high elevation and high relief
  8. 18. The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas
  9. 19. The parts of the Earth that contain living organisms
  10. 22. The portion of the hydrosphere that is frozen, including all the ice and snow on land, plus sea and lake ice
  11. 24. A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake
  12. 26. Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet or hail
Down
  1. 1. The densest parts of the Earth that include the crust, mantle, and core
  2. 3. The change in state from a gas to a liquid
  3. 5. A group of parts that work together as a whole
  4. 8. The process by which water is lost through plant leaves
  5. 12. The relatively thin layer of gases that form Earth’s outermost layer
  6. 13. The portion of the Earth that consists of water in any of its forms, including oceans, glaciers, rivers, lakes, groundwater and water vapor
  7. 14. An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
  8. 15. The land area that supplies water to a river system
  9. 16. process in which a signal or action triggers another signal or action
  10. 17. The shape of the land determined by elevation, relief and landforms
  11. 20. The ability to do work and cause change
  12. 21. a hole sunk into the ground to reach a supply of water
  13. 23. A series of changes that happen over time and lead to an expected result
  14. 25. a natural stream of water that flows into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake, or another river