Planet Earth - Section 1.0 Vocab
Across
- 5. the large cracks in rock during an earthquake
- 6. type of weathering that wears away rocks by living things
- 8. point on the surface directly above the focus
- 10. type of weathering, such as oxidation
- 11. the layer of the earth made of liquid iron and nickel
- 13. scientist who studies the interior and surface of the earth
- 14. silt, sand, mud and gravel carried by flowing rivers
- 15. thickest layer of the earth that is made of both solid rock and liquid rock (magma)
Down
- 1. the process of eroded materials being laid down or deposited by wind, water and ice
- 2. type of weathering where rock is broken apart by physical forces such as wind or water
- 3. name of the scale used the measure the size and magnitude of earthquakes
- 4. the process that wears down rocks
- 7. the center and hottest part of the earth made of solid iron and nickel
- 9. first place that rocks break below the surface in an earthquake
- 10. layer that covers the surface of the earth where all living things are found
- 12. the process that moves soil from one place to another