Experts Geology Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. The coast of South America fits very well into the coast of this continent.
  2. 6. A sedimentary rock mostly made from crushed seashells.
  3. 7. Scratches from what have been found in desert rocks?
  4. 8. The hardest natural mineral on earth (that we know of).
  5. 12. Maori name for the Grey River.
  6. 14. A sedimentary rock that is the main ingredient of cement.
  7. 15. A rift in the pacific ocean, the deepest place in the world.
  8. 17. The type of zone where you would find Rifts.
  9. 19. The huge single continent that exist about 200 million years ago.
  10. 20. A country very far north that gets most of its power from underground volcanoes.
  11. 22. The plate that contains France, China and Russia.
Down
  1. 1. A metamorphic rock that is a beautiful green gem.
  2. 2. Along with wind and ice, the main cause of rocks being worn down.
  3. 4. The name for the theory that continents move over time.
  4. 5. A very volcanic island in the Bay of Plenty.
  5. 9. An igneous rock that is a shiny black glass.
  6. 10. This tropical island is the tip of the biggest volcano in the world.
  7. 11. When two plates meet, what happens to the plate that is pushed under?
  8. 13. The fancy word for rocks being worn down by wind, water and ice
  9. 16. A lake on the east coast that is a bright blue because it contains so much powdered rocks.
  10. 18. The volcano that erupted and covered Pompeii.
  11. 21. A bright yellow chemical that is usually only found near volcanoes.