6th Grade Rock Cycle/Continental Drift

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Across
  1. 2. This model describes how rocks change as they are exposed to different elements.
  2. 5. The layer of the Earth made of solid iron.
  3. 7. Molten rock found on/above the Earth's surface is called this.
  4. 9. The Theory proposed that first stated the continents move.
  5. 12. The force that moves lava through the mantle (hot fluids go up...)
  6. 14. The process of sediment being transported.
  7. 15. The name of the most recent supercontinent.
  8. 18. The largest layer of the Earth.
  9. 19. The layer of the Earth we live on is called.
  10. 20. Pieces of broken down rocks are called this.
  11. 22. Type of rock formed when other rocks are exposed to heat/pressure.
  12. 23. A formation caused by plates moving apart.
  13. 24. A formation caused by plates moving past each other.
  14. 26. Type of rock formed by small pieces being compacted/glued together.
  15. 27. Molten rock found under the Earth's surface is called this.
Down
  1. 1. A formation caused by plates coming together
  2. 3. The modern name for the Theory that explains how the continents move.
  3. 4. Type of rock formed when lava/magma cools.
  4. 6. The layer of the Earth made of liquid iron.
  5. 8. The name of the scientist who proposed continental drift.
  6. 10. The type of plate boundary formed when two plates come together.
  7. 11. The process where pieces of sediment are dropped/deposited in a new location.
  8. 13. The planet's Crust ______ on top of the Mantle.
  9. 16. The type of plate boundary formed when two plates move apart.
  10. 17. The process of rocks being broken down into smaller pieces.
  11. 21. A natural disaster caused by plate movements.
  12. 25. The type of plate boundary formed when two plates move past each other.