The Earth
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
c
u
Hard outer layer of the Earth or of bread
2.
m
n
l
United States baseball player
3.
c
r
The central part of the Earth
4.
o
o
Natural satellite that orbits the Earth
5.
s
a
Largest continent on Earth
6.
r
i
c
Continent with the Sahara desert
7.
a
r
c
t
c
An extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the ___ Circle
8.
s
t
r
a
Country and continent known for kangaroos
9.
e
o
e
Continent that includes France and Italy
10.
t
h
a
m
c
a
A continent in the western hemisphere connected to South ___ by the Isthmus of Panama
11.
s
o
u
t
a
m
A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North ___ by the Isthmus of Panama
12.
c
o
d
A visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude (plural)
13.
a
i
Water falling from clouds
14.
q
u
k
e
s
Shaking and vibration at the surface of the ___ resulting from underground movement along a fault (plural)
15.
o
c
a
Huge body of salt water (plural)
16.
m
n
i
s
A land mass that projects well above its surroundings (plural)
17.
v
o
a
n
Mountain that erupts with lava (plural)
18.
r
v
s
Long stream of water flowing to the sea (plural)
19.
l
a
A body of water surrounded by land (plural)
20.
a
l
s
A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river (plural)
21.
d
r
t
Dry land with very little rain
22.
t
u
n
A vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen
23.
e
c
p
A mass of ___ and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (plural)
24.
l
e
A long rod of wood or metal or plastic (plural)