Physical Geology (GEOL101) - Exam 1 Review Crossword
Across
- 5. Outer part of Earth, consisting of the upper mantle, oceanic crust, and continental crust
- 6. Earth's largest layer by volume
- 7. Plate boundary where plates move away or spread apart from each other
- 10. The study of the origin and evolution of Earth (2 words)
- 13. Idea proposed by Harry Hess, new seafloor is formed at divergent ridges (2 words)
- 16. Plate boundary where plates collide, and subduction can occur
- 17. Measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake
- 18. Plate boundary where plates slide alongside each other
- 22. The study of earthquakes
- 24. The slower of the two body waves (2 words)
Down
- 1. The fastest seismic wave, a body wave (2 words)
- 2. The study of Earth materials and processes (2 words)
- 3. Mid-plate volcanism, process that formed Hawaii
- 4. Point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus
- 8. Site within Earth where energy is released during an earthquake
- 9. Idea that Pangaea broke apart and continents moved, proposed by Wegener (2 words)
- 11. The interior-most layer of Earth
- 12. Part of the mantle that behaves plastically and flows slowly
- 14. Temperature below which magma/lava retain magnetic information (2 words)
- 15. Earth's smallest layer by volume
- 19. The shortened name of the boundary between the crust and mantle
- 20. A boundary between Earth’s layers where seismic waves change velocity and direction
- 21. The theory that explains the sudden release of energy in an Earthquake (2 words)
- 23. Study of ancient or residual magnetism in rocks