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