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