Geology!
Across
- 2. This is the largest kind of tephra
- 3. lower ____ means that the fluid flows faster, higher ____ means that the fluid flows slower
- 6. AKA a "stratovolcano", and is a funnel shaped volcano built up by layers of ash, tephra, etc.
- 8. The hardest crystal according to the hardness scale
- 9. The color of the minerals that are powdered. Observed against a white plate.
- 10. Hot air rises, cold air sinks
- 12. When the crystal/mineral breaks into fragments
- 13. The formation of new crust. This occurs at mid ocean ridges
- 17. When the crystal breaks into a somewhat organized way (ex:layers, cubes)
- 19. The lightest kind of tephra
- 20. Hawaii/the Hawaiian islands were created by this
Down
- 1. the theory that Earth's outer crust is divided into several pieces
- 4. The plates that come together
- 5. This is when heat/electricity is transferred through a substance to another
- 7. The ___ hardness scale
- 11. There are 6 of these, and it's the structure of the crystal/mineral.
- 14. how the mineral reflects light (glitter, sparkle, sheen)
- 15. This kind of volcano produces liquid lava that can travel very far and erupts non-explosively
- 16. The plates that move away from each other.
- 18. Also known as "fool's gold"; crystal