Science Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. when two continental plates collide they create these
  2. 5. layer of earth that is a semi solid
  3. 6. organisms skin, flesh and bones decay slowly because of such cold temperatures
  4. 8. Currents-driving force behind plate movement
  5. 11. solid outermost layer of Earth
  6. 13. type of fossil that contains the organism
  7. 14. Alfred Wegner came out with this theory
  8. 16. when tectonic plates move past each other horizontally it creates this boundary
  9. 19. differentiation- how earth and other planets get their layers
  10. 22. type of rock most fossils are found in
  11. 25. type of seismic wave that travels through the crust only
  12. 26. organism becoming a fossil by being trapped in tar
  13. 27. geologic processes that never stop and help shape the Earth slowly
  14. 28. scientist that studies fossils
Down
  1. 1. when tectonic plates collide it creates this boundary
  2. 2. type of fossil that shows how an organism lived
  3. 4. variable deliberately changed in an experiment
  4. 6. name of the location where an earthquake starts underground
  5. 7. location on the surface of earth directly above where an earthquake starts
  6. 9. remains of ancient animals and plants
  7. 10. educated guess in a science experiment
  8. 12. when tectonic plates move away from each other it creates this boundary
  9. 15. cylinder shaped ice drilled from glaciers
  10. 17. type of fossil created by the organism decaying and leaving an imprint
  11. 18. organisms tissues are replaced by minerals in water
  12. 19. type of seismic wave that goes through all matter
  13. 20. organism being trapped in tree sap
  14. 21. type of fossil that shows the 3D shape of organism
  15. 23. type of seismic wave that goes through the body of earth on solids only
  16. 24. shows how weather has changed over thousands of years