Unit 4 - Earth Systems & Resources

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Across
  1. 7. layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer
  2. 9. type of rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma
  3. 10. the bottom soil horizon, solid
  4. 13. describes earth moving around the sun once every 365 days
  5. 16. layer of the atmosphere where most of our weather occurs
  6. 18. country that experiences drier than average climate during a la nina year
  7. 19. geologic feature making up the ring of fire
  8. 20. chain of islands formed by a hotspot
  9. 21. refers to the spaces between soil particles
  10. 24. direction that objects will deflect in the northern hemisphere due to the coriolis effect
  11. 26. long term weather patterns in a specific area
  12. 30. a nonrenewable resource that makes up the A horizon
  13. 33. country that experiences drier than average climate during an el nino year
  14. 34. layer of the atmosphere with the highest temperature
  15. 35. type of plate boundary that leads to seafloor spreading
  16. 36. atmospheric circulation cell between 0 and 30 degrees
Down
  1. 1. an organism that causes disease
  2. 2. direction that hurricanes spin in the southern hemisphere due to the coriolis effect
  3. 3. type of movement that must occur in oceanic plates to generate a tsunami
  4. 4. an organism that carries a pathogen
  5. 5. soil type that has the highest permeability
  6. 6. winds found between 0 and 30 degrees
  7. 7. type of rock formed from compaction of sediments
  8. 8. when the salt levels in soil increase, commonly due to irrigation
  9. 11. consists of the uppermost mantle and crust
  10. 12. pushed north into Canada during a la nina year
  11. 14. geologic feature caused by subduction
  12. 15. movement of cool, nutrient rich water to the surface of the ocean
  13. 17. region of the earth that receives the most solar radiation year round
  14. 22. season that happens when the northern hemisphere is facing into the sun
  15. 23. when tectonic plates slide against each other
  16. 25. division between warm surface waters and cool deeper waters
  17. 27. the majority of the atmosphere is this gas
  18. 28. when tectonic plates move toward each other
  19. 29. a measure of a surface's reflective potential
  20. 31. winds found between 30 and 60 degrees
  21. 32. this decreases as altitude increases in the atmosphere