5th grade science vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. scientist that studies volcanos
  2. 7. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  3. 9. thick layer beneath the crust
  4. 13. the thin outer layer of the earth
  5. 15. very small pieces of rock
  6. 17. the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
  7. 19. a shaking of the Earth's surface that can cause land to rise and fall
  8. 20. the theory that the Earth's crust is divided into plates that are always moving
  9. 21. the liquid rock below Earth's crust
  10. 22. natural land shape or feature
Down
  1. 1. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
  2. 2. a place where hot gases,smoke,and melted rock come out of the ground onto the Earth's surface
  3. 3. the strength of an earthquake
  4. 5. scientist that studies earthquakes
  5. 6. a break in the Earth's crust where rock on one side moves in relation on the other rock
  6. 8. the layer of earth extending from Earth's center to the bottom of the mantle
  7. 10. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving AWAY from each other
  8. 11. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  9. 12. measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale from 1-10
  10. 14. is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
  11. 16. the process of breaking rock apart
  12. 18. the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another