Geosphere Review

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Across
  1. 4. _________ trends can significantly affect the value of a gemstone
  2. 6. number of major plates of the Earth’s crust
  3. 8. name for a solid with a specific structure
  4. 10. a rock or mineral formed from molten material
  5. 12. what scientists cannot do for the date, time, and size of an earthquake
  6. 14. the way a mineral reflects light
  7. 15. type of boundary seen in continental rifts and mid-ocean ridges
  8. 16. nickname for a mantle plume volcano in the middle of a plate
  9. 17. molten rock below the earth’s surface
  10. 20. a rock or mineral formed when heat and pressure are applied to existing rock
  11. 21. occur as the first sign of volcanic activity
  12. 22. plate boundary in California
Down
  1. 1. molten rock on the earth surface (including in the ocean)
  2. 2. definition of mineral – state of matter
  3. 3. definition of a mineral – how it’s made
  4. 4. the actual location of an earthquake
  5. 5. type of boundary producing the most severe earthquakes and volcanoes
  6. 7. the surface location above an earthquake focus
  7. 8. property of a mineral breaking along flat surfaces
  8. 9. minimum number of sites needed for triangulation
  9. 11. a rock or mineral that forms from water or from pieces of other rocks
  10. 13. a large section of the Earth’s crust
  11. 16. measured on Moh’s Scale
  12. 18. the rock _________ describes the continual recycling of rock types
  13. 19. definition of a mineral – type of compounds