Planet Earth - Section 1.0 Vocab

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Across
  1. 5. the large cracks in rock during an earthquake
  2. 6. type of weathering that wears away rocks by living things
  3. 8. point on the surface directly above the focus
  4. 10. type of weathering, such as oxidation
  5. 11. the layer of the earth made of liquid iron and nickel
  6. 13. scientist who studies the interior and surface of the earth
  7. 14. silt, sand, mud and gravel carried by flowing rivers
  8. 15. thickest layer of the earth that is made of both solid rock and liquid rock (magma)
Down
  1. 1. the process of eroded materials being laid down or deposited by wind, water and ice
  2. 2. type of weathering where rock is broken apart by physical forces such as wind or water
  3. 3. name of the scale used the measure the size and magnitude of earthquakes
  4. 4. the process that wears down rocks
  5. 7. the center and hottest part of the earth made of solid iron and nickel
  6. 9. first place that rocks break below the surface in an earthquake
  7. 10. layer that covers the surface of the earth where all living things are found
  8. 12. the process that moves soil from one place to another