Earth Vocab ehehhe

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Across
  1. 4. The breaking down of rocks, soil, and minerals through contact with the atmosphere.
  2. 5. The continuous process by which rocks are created, changed, and destroyed.
  3. 6. The soft, plastic-like layer of the mantle upon which tectonic plates move.
  4. 9. Rock formed by the accumulation and compression of mineral and organic particles.
  5. 13. The process where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another into the mantle.
  6. 14. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
  7. 15. Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
Down
  1. 1. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other.
  2. 2. Rock that has been changed by extreme heat and pressure.
  3. 3. The theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.
  4. 7. The settling of eroded material in a new location.
  5. 8. A boundary where plates slide past one another horizontally.
  6. 10. The process by which soil and rock particles are worn away and moved by gravity, water, or wind.
  7. 11. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  8. 12. Rock formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.