Biozone Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. A permanent change in shape without breaking; how rocks "flow" under pressure.
  2. 7. formed from the accumulation of dust, sand, and organic debris.
  3. 10. A solid iron-nickel ball at the very center of the planet.
  4. 12. The thick, buoyant part of the crust that forms the landmasses.
  5. 13. The Earth's thin, rocky "skin."
Down
  1. 1. The "soft" layer of the mantle on which tectonic plates float.
  2. 2. The thickest layer, located between the core and the crust.
  3. 3. The circular motion of heating and cooling that drives plate tectonics.
  4. 5. The only entirely liquid layer; responsible for Earth's magnetic field.
  5. 6. An underwater mountain range where new seafloor is created.
  6. 8. born from fire; formed by the cooling of magma or lava.
  7. 9. The thin, dense part of the crust found beneath the sea.
  8. 11. The rigid outer shell including the crust and the uppermost mantle.