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EI Nino local wind acid rain deforestation condensation prevailing wind magma irrigation water cycle La Nina weathering precipitation weather crop rotation plate tecton ics climate zone rain shadow core aquifer urban climate groundwater continent current biodiversity conservation smog erosion evaporation crust pesticide mantle earthquake climate ecosystem greenhouse biome collection fault trench effect continental

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Across Down 1. pattern that a major wind system 2. gases in the atmosphere trap the sun's

follows over time warmth 4. climate differences in large cities 3. a crack in the Earth's crust 8. water droplets falling to the ground 5. similar patterns of temperature and

as rain, snow, sleet, or hail precipitation 10. melted rock that flows to the surface 6, effect of mountains on rainfall

during a volcanic eruption 7. each of the seven large land areas 12. the Earth's upper layer 9. formed when chemicals from air 14. chemical that farmers use to kill insects pollution mix with precipitation 16. changing what is planted from year 11. steadily flowing stream of water in

to year to protect topsoil the world's seas 18. theory that explains how the continents 13. water gathering on the ground and

formed and why they move in rivers, lakes, and oceans 22. innermost layer of the Earth 15. water changing from liquid to gas 24. causes unusually cool waters and low 16. water changing from gas to liquid n

rainfall in the eastern Pacific and heavy 17. changes in temperature, wind, and air 0 ""d

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37. process of water moving from the oceans, 35. a place shared by plants and animals that to the air, to the ground depend on one another for survival

38. wind pattern typical only in a small area

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