Earth Systems Review Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• sun : all energy on earth comes from this object
• rain : liquid form of precipitation
• earth : 3rd rock from the sun
• talc : softest mineral
• hydrogen : element #1
• equator : divides earth into 2 halves
• thirty-two : temperature that water freezes in f
• atlantic : ocean that we are closest to
• blizzard : severe snowstorm
• weather : conditions of a certain location in real time
• hail : frozen ice ranging from marble size to softball size
• air pressure : pressure within the atmosphere of earth
• organic : natural resources that are alive like plants and animals
• northern hemisphere : sphere that north america is located in
• solar eclipse : when earth is covered by a shadow
• month : unit of time, usually 28 to 31 days
• geology : the study of the lithosphere
• mineralogy : the study of minerals
• ozone layer : absorbs most of the sun's ultraviolet radiation
• global warming : the continuing rise in earth's temperature
• greenhouse gases : gases that trap heat, raise temperature
• solar system : system of the sun and the masses that orbit it
• meteorite : a rock that originated in outer space