Science Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. a mountain that opens downwards to a reservoir of molten rock
  2. 5. explains that mountains are built by internal processes through geologic time
  3. 6. group of jagged, snowcapped peaks
  4. 8. composed of igneous rocks and sediments
  5. 10. means mountain climbing
  6. 11. a steep valley between two young mountains
  7. 12. measure of the earthquakes size
  8. 13. where the earthquake originates
  9. 14. study of mountains
  10. 17. small earthquakes that happens after a major one
  11. 19. locations on earth that has active volcanoes
  12. 20. the longest mountain range in the world
  13. 24. refer to tiny particles like sand, silt, and clay
  14. 27. sudden, violent shifting of plates under earth
  15. 28. a crack across the rocks
  16. 29. this word comes means “the house of snow”
  17. 31. the point on earth’s surface directly above the focus
  18. 32. columns where rocks in the mantle are rising towards earth’s surface
Down
  1. 1. many closely spaced mountains
  2. 2. the largest mountain system in Europe
  3. 4. associated with the surficial discharge of molten rock
  4. 7. occurs when magma circulates within earth
  5. 9. is a product of movements of tectonic plates.
  6. 15. large elevated platform that is formed through tectonic forces
  7. 16. is the study of the structure, evolution and dynamics of the Earth
  8. 18. a large wave that moves up and down instead of forward
  9. 20. layer of the earth that lies below the lithosphere
  10. 21. the study of earthquake
  11. 22. Japanese word for tidal wave
  12. 23. describes the degree of shaking caused by an earthquake at a given place
  13. 25. founder of the theory of plate tectonics
  14. 26. molten rock
  15. 30. the oldest mountain range in the US