Historical Geology (GEOL102) - Exam 1 Review Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Igneous rock classification, rocks that form above Earth’ surface
  2. 6. Category of large, less dense gassy planets further away from the sun
  3. 7. Igneous rock texture that forms when igneous material cools rapidly
  4. 10. Evidence for the Big Bang that states material moves faster further away from Earth, demonstrated using train or car horns (2 words)
  5. 12. Proposed the ideas of continental drift and named Pangaea, last name
  6. 14. Rock type, any rock that has been changed from its original form due to heat, pressure or fluid activity
  7. 16. Idea proposed by Harry Hess, describes how new oceanic crust forms
  8. 18. Representation of how all three rock types are related, and can be created, altered or destroyed (2 words)
  9. 19. Charged atomic particle
  10. 20. The smallest layer of Earth, by volume
  11. 22. Rock type, any rock formed by the cooling of magma or lava
  12. 23. The part of Earth’s interior that flows plastically, like taffy
  13. 24. Most common mineral group
  14. 25. Rock type, rocks made up of sediment that have undergone lithification
Down
  1. 2. Plate boundary where plates slide alongside each other
  2. 3. The study of the origin and evolution of Earth (2 words)
  3. 4. Plate boundary where plates move away from each other, or spread apart
  4. 5. The largest layer of Earth, by volume
  5. 8. The study of Earth materials and processes (2 words)
  6. 9. Formation process of sedimentary rocks, through compaction or cementation
  7. 11. Type of metamorphism that occurs when rocks are near heated magma chambers
  8. 13. Plate boundary where regional metamorphic activity occurs, due to high temperatures and pressures
  9. 15. Igneous texture that forms when gases and water are trapped as material cools
  10. 17. Mantle cell _________, driving force of plate tectonics
  11. 21. Metamorphic rock texture, lacking parallel mineral structure, like marble