The Earth System Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- asthenosphere : the partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere
- fracture : the tendency of minerals to break along irregular surfaces
- cleavage : the tendency of minerals to break along smooth, flat surfaces
- mantle : the thick, rocky middle layer of the geosphere
- greenhouse gases : gases in the atmosphere that absorb and reradiate thermal energy from the sun
- luster : the way a mineral's surface reflects light
- carbon cycle : the series of processes that continuously move carbon among earths systems
- phosphorus cycle : the series of processes that move phosphorus among earth systems
- crust : the thin outer layer of the geosphere
- core : the dense, metallic center of earth
- streak : the color of a mineral's powder
- lithosphere : the rigid outermost layer of earth that includes the uppermost mantle and crust
