words of the week

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Across
  1. 3. The region between the Tigris and Euphrates.
  2. 5. A climate with very little rainfall and warm temperatures
  3. 6. Fertile soil that is the result of flooding waters and is great for growing crops.
  4. 7. A rigid layer that forms near the crust in Earth’s interior
  5. 9. A layer of hot, solid material that is between Earth’s crust and core
Down
  1. 1. A period that does not rain enough for the crops
  2. 2. waves vibrations that carry energy that is released in an earthquake as they travel through Earth
  3. 4. A softer layer of Earth’s interior that forms further below the crust
  4. 8. he amount of force that presses on an area