4.1 - 4.2: Plate tectonics + Soil formation
Across
- 5. thin, brittle layer of rock floating on top of the mantle
- 6. lighter layer of topsoil mostly made of minerals
- 9. Center of the Earth
- 10. breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
- 11. plates that move towards each other
- 14. soft, flexible outer layer of the mantle
- 15. hot fluid or semi fluid below or within the earth
Down
- 1. a mix of geologic and organic components
- 2. soft solid of magma surrounding the core
- 3. being carried to a new location and deposited
- 4. transportation of weathered rock fragments by wind or rain
- 7. very outer layer of the lithosphere, earth’s surface
- 8. When plates move away from each other
- 12. a layer of humus
- 13. plates that slide past each other in opposite directions