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Down: 2) a horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface4) system of ideas5) when water droplets become heavy enough to fall back to Earth in solid or liquid from such as rain or sleet7) when the sun heats liquid water, causing it to rise into the atmosphere as water vapor8) layer of earth that extends from below the mantle to the center of the earth10) the process by which wind, water, ice or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another12) block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle13) layer of atmosphere between the stratosphere and thermosphere in which the temperature decreases as the altitude increases16) when water vapor rises into the atmosphere, it cools and interacts with dust particles turning it eventually into liquid water19) solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and upper rigid part of the mantle20) wave of energy that travels through the Earth and away from the earthquake in all directions21) the continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean22) form in three ways including decrease in pressure, increase in temperature and change in composition24) the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle26) time required for the Earth to orbit once around the sun Across: 1) studies earthquake3) study of seas/oceans6) come from sediments and are deposited in layers9) series of processes in which a rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed and forms again by geological processes11) explanation that ties hypotheses together14) when water bulges toward the mood due to ocean facing the moon15) series of steps that scientists use to answer questions and solve problems17) a division of calendar that is based on the orbit of the moon around Earth18) shows structure of object or system20) layer above the troposphere in which the temperature increases as the altitude increases23) study of universe25) study of atmosphere in relation to weather27) layer of rock between the earth's crust and core28) process by which rock materials are broken down by the action of physical or chemical processes29) the texture formed with mineral grains align
 

 

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