Earth Science Vocab Final fall 2011 Crossword
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
 
 
Down: 1) overall patterns of temperature and precipitation that change over time3) rain, sleet, or snow that contains high concentrations of acids5) the mechanical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces that is caused by natural processes and that does not change the chemical composition of the rock material.6) the net flow of energy into and out of a system.8) the chemical breakdown and decomposition of rocks by natural processes in the environment.9) the heating up of the earth caused by human activity10) the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust.13) a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, moon, or other celestial body.14) coal, oil, and natural gas used for energy16) a process of investigation that in one or more ways resembles science but deviates from the scientific methods.20) a system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation.24) a descriptive statement or equation that reliably predicts events under certain conditions. Across: 2) information gathered by observation or experimentation that can be used in calculating or reasoning.4) the knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested.7) the portion of the Earth that is water.11) the process by which rock is reduced in size by the scraping action of other rocks driven by water, wind, and gravity.12) in a scientific investigation, that factor that is deliberately manipulated.15) a testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation.17) a chemical reaction in which a material combines with oxygen to form new material; in geology, oxidation is a form of chemical weathering18) the observations, measurements, and other types of data that people gather and test to support and evaluate scientific explanations.19) an organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions.21) those portions of Earth's surface where water occurs in solid form22) the part of Earth where life exists; includes all of the living organisms on Earth.23) in a scientific investigation, the factor that changes as a result of manipulation of one or more independent variables.25) the process of obtaining information by using the senses.
 

 

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