Layers of the Earth
Across
- 4. S-waves can only travel through material that is in this state
- 5. Boundary that separates the crust from the mantle
- 7. The most abundant rock in the oceanic crust
- 10. The thicker type of crust
- 12. Bang The explosive event that created the universe
- 15. The most abundant chemical element in the crust
- 16. One of the chemical elements located in the core
- 18. Tectonic plates float on this layer of the mantle
- 19. Sections of the lithosphere that float on top of the asthenosphere
- 20. The most abundant rock type in the crust
- 21. What happens to P-waves when they pass through different densities
- 23. The state of the outer core
- 25. The hottest part of the earth
Down
- 1. The lower mantle layer
- 2. A surface feature created where two oceanic plates are pushed apart
- 3. The zone where oceanic crust is pushed underneath continental crust
- 6. The thinner type of crust
- 8. The layer below the crust that surrounds the core
- 9. The second most abundant chemical element in the earth's crust
- 11. The earth's top layer containing upper mantle and crust
- 13. One of the factors that causes the upper mantle to melt
- 14. The type of currents in the mantle that cause tectonic plates to move
- 17. One of the factors that causes the upper mantle to melt
- 22. The outermost layer of the earth
- 24. A chemical element found in the earth's core