Across
- 3. Moves warm and cold water
- 8. The part of Earth that is covered by water
- 11. They study of weather
- 14. Map making
- 15. The condition of the atmosphere in a certain place at a specific time
- 17. June 21, Northern hemisphere’s longest day of sunlight
- 19. August 31st marks the date of the spring…
- 20. Prevailing winds blow this way because of the Coriolis Effect
- 22. March 21, the sun’s rays fall directly on the equator
- 23. Language, religion, social groups, government, and economic activities define this
- 24. Earths revolution and its tilt in relation to the result in…
- 26. Climates in high latitudes are the _______________ on earth
- 27. Earth travels in an orbit every ______ days
Down
- 1. Made of hot, dense rock
- 2. Made of plates
- 3. The Tropic of _______________ is the southern most latitude to receive the sun’s direct waves
- 4. Supports Life
- 5. Part of Earth made of land
- 6. Describes a places location in relation to another place
- 7. Part of the Earth made of iron and nickel
- 9. A group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their surroundings for survival
- 10. Effect: Earth rotates east, global winds are displaced
- 12. When plates squeeze past the earth’s surface and create bends in layers of rock called
- 13. Earth rotates on its axis one time each…
- 16. Is very closely related to elevation
- 18. cycle: Keeps water rates constant
- 20. At the equator is a narrow, generally windless band called
- 21. A fertile, yellow-gray soil that can provide mineral rich soil
- 25. The earth tilts on this
- 26. dioxide: Traps heat in the atmosphere