Physical Geology (GEOL101) - Exam 1 Review Crossword

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