Ch 2, Section 2 Vocabulary - The Earth Crossword

The exact moment at which summer and winter start.
The beginning of spring and autumn.
Earth's crust is divided into these sections.
The slow movement of continents into their current position.
A level area.
A plain that sits high above sea level and usually has a cliff on all sides.
The edge of a continent that often extends out under the water.
A hill or mountain with steep sides and a flat top.
Process by which rocks and soil slowly break apart and are swept away.
A violent shaking of Earth's crust.
A large powerful ocean wave that can cause great destruction along the coast.
A mountain that erupts in an explosion of molten rock, gases and ash.
The sun heats the ocean, and water vapor rises up into the atmosphere.
When cooler temperatures in the atmosphere cause the water vapor to change into droplets that form clouds.
Water droplets grow heavy and fall back to Earth.