Earth Test
Across
- 3. A volcano that is currently showing signs of activity.
- 5. The supercontinent that Alfred Wegener described in his Theory of Continental Drift
- 8. Tectonic plates are moving because of _____________ currents taking place in the asthenosphere
- 10. The rock type created underground by heat and pressure.
- 12. Nice, clear weather is expected during a ___________ pressure system.
- 14. The type of front that is represented by blue triangles moving towards an area.
- 16. The fast moving current of gas and volcanic ash in an explosive eruption is known as ______________ flow.
- 18. A volcano that has not erupted in a long time but could erupt again in the future.
- 20. The step of the water cycle where water flows over the ground and collects.
- 23. ___________________ forces build up the Earth's surface (Example: lava hardening to igneous rock)
- 24. Small pieces of rock that are formed by weathering and erosion.
- 25. Molten rock found under the Earth's surface.
Down
- 1. When two tectonic plates slide next to each other creating stress, it is a ____________ boundary.
- 2. The process that takes place at a convergent boundary where one plate goes under the other
- 4. The lithosphere is broken into puzzle pieces known as _____________ plates.
- 6. The layer of the Earth made of solid metal is the _________ core.
- 7. The type of weather front that is represented by red semicircles moving towards an area.
- 9. An organism that is able to create its own energy.
- 11. A volcano that will never erupt again.
- 13. The step of the water cycle where liquid water changes to water vapor (gas).
- 15. The role a mushroom plays in a food web.
- 17. Giant ocean waves that can be triggered by earthquakes and underwater volcanic eruptions.
- 19. The boundary type created when two tectonic plates divide
- 21. The location under Earth's surface where rock gets to its "breaking point" causing an earthquake (aka: hypocenter)
- 22. Energy released during an earthquake travels in ____________ waves.