Science Crossword
Across
- 1. The solid rock layer that is found below the sediment on Earth's surface
- 4. Hot, melted rock once it has reached Earth's surface (what comes out of a volcano)
- 6. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
- 7. Sudden, intense shaking of Earth's surface when energy built up is released
- 11. Hot, melted rock found below earth's surface
- 12. A large, rocky landform that rises above its surroundings (formed at convergent boundaries)
- 13. A process that breaks down or damages land
- 14. The area found underneath the surface of the ocean
- 16. The outermost layer of Earth's surface, made up of bedrock and sediment
- 17. An opening in Earth’s crust that allows melted rock, rock debris, gases, and steam from deep within Earth to pour or shoot out
- 20. The layer below Earth's crust, where rock gets hot enough to melt
- 22. Large sections of Earth's crust
Down
- 2. One of 7 large pieces of land on Earth's surface
- 3. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
- 5. A chain of undersea mountains formed at a divergent boundary
- 8. A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
- 9. A type of energy transfer where differences in temperature and density cause the movement of fluids (hint: the fluid moves in a circular pattern)
- 10. A crack in Earth's surface that goes all the way through the bedrock (San Andreas is one example)
- 15. The name for the border between two plates (can be divergent, convergent, or transform)
- 18. A process that builds up or creates new land
- 19. One of 5 large bodies of water on Earth's surface
- 21. The planet we live on