Earth's Dynamic System Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. the moving of weathered material, or sediment, from one location to another
  2. 6. the crust and uppermost part of the mantle
  3. 9. long, narrow mountains formed by magma at divergent boundaries
  4. 13. the laying down or setting of eroded material
  5. 15. boundary where two plates move toward each other
  6. 16. a crack or a fracture in Earth’s crust along which movement occurs
  7. 19. the partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere
  8. 20. the process that changes the composition of rocks
  9. 22. the mechanical and chemical processes that change Earth’s surface over time
Down
  1. 1. the circulation within fluids caused by differences in density and thermal energy
  2. 3. vents in Earth’s crust through which molten rock flows
  3. 4. the material formed from rocks broken down by weathering
  4. 5. the downhill movement of a large mass of rocks or soil due to gravity
  5. 7. states Earth’s surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that move with respect to each other
  6. 8. boundary where two plates move away from each other
  7. 10. two plates slide past each other
  8. 11. the process of breaking down rock without changing the composition of the rock
  9. 12. the process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
  10. 14. molten rock stored beneath Earth’s surface
  11. 17. magma that erupts onto surface
  12. 18. the vibrations caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or a crack in Earth’s crust
  13. 21. large masses of ice, formed by snow accumulation on land, that move slowly across Earth’s surface