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Down: 1) studies earthquake2) shows structure of object or system5) the process by which wind, water, ice or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another6) when water vapor rises into the atmosphere, it cools and interacts with dust particles turning it eventually into liquid water7) study of universe10) the texture formed with mineral grains align15) the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle17) system of ideas18) time required for the Earth to orbit once around the sun19) layer of atmosphere between the stratosphere and thermosphere in which the temperature decreases as the altitude increases20) come from sediments and are deposited in layers21) when water droplets become heavy enough to fall back to Earth in solid or liquid from such as rain or sleet24) process by which rock materials are broken down by the action of physical or chemical processes Across: 3) layer above the troposphere in which the temperature increases as the altitude increases4) explanation that ties hypotheses together8) wave of energy that travels through the Earth and away from the earthquake in all directions9) study of seas/oceans11) study of atmosphere in relation to weather12) solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and upper rigid part of the mantle13) form in three ways including decrease in pressure, increase in temperature and change in composition14) a division of calendar that is based on the orbit of the moon around Earth16) a horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface22) the continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean23) series of steps that scientists use to answer questions and solve problems25) layer of earth that extends from below the mantle to the center of the earth26) block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle27) when the sun heats liquid water, causing it to rise into the atmosphere as water vapor28) series of processes in which a rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed and forms again by geological processes29) layer of rock between the earth's crust and core30) when water bulges toward the mood due to ocean facing the moon
 

 

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