Module 2 Vocab
Across
- 3. Theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates
- 4. Mutual evolutionary influence between two or more species
- 5. Area where two tectonic plates are moving apart (2 words)
- 9. Energy transmitted through the Earth during an earthquake (2 words)
- 10. Variant form of an element with different numbers of neutrons
- 11. Relating to living organisms or their interactions
- 13. Physical features of an area, including elevation and landforms
- 15. Study of earthquakes and seismic waves
- 17. Stable part of Earth's crust, typically a large and ancient landmass
- 18. Processes that shape and build up Earth's surface (2 words)
- 19. Technique used to determine the age of rocks or fossils (2 words)
- 20. Requiring or involving oxygen
Down
- 1. Estimating the age of an object by comparing it to other objects (2 words)
- 2. Process by which unstable atomic nuclei release energy (2 words)
- 6. Rigid sections of Earth's outermost layer that move and interact (2 words)
- 7. Agents that wear away and break down Earth's surface (2 words)
- 8. Area where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another (2 words)
- 12. Region where two plates slide past each other horizontally (2 words)
- 14. Living or occurring in the absence of oxygen
- 16. Field of study that examines Earth's magnetic field preserved in rocks