Science Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. Long areas in the seafloor that boundary things like tectonic plates
  2. 5. When 2 plates come together and one goes up while the other goes down
  3. 8. This is where 2 plates can slide past each other. They usually get found on the ocean floor
  4. 10. A material that forms in soil when something like a plant or animal "parts" decay dies
  5. 11. The theory that all the continents were once one big continent
  6. 15. The shaking of the ground, caused by 2 tectonic plates slipping away from eachother
  7. 17. The opening in the Earth where things like lava, ash, and gas come out
  8. 19. A soft and loose earthy material with a tiny grain size (4 micrometers)
  9. 20. A big hill-like structure
  10. 22. The "Shell" of a planet
  11. 24. This occurs when a big land form moves, usually happens at a very slow rate
  12. 26. The waves created by earthquakes
  13. 27. The upper layer of the Earth's mantle, found below the lithosphere
  14. 28. The force on a usually flexible thing that pulls it apart (or tries to)
Down
  1. 1. The solid, mostly thin outer layer of the crust
  2. 2. The inside of the planet, it is very hot and dense
  3. 3. It is found when 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
  4. 6. A path along the Pacific Ocean that has active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes
  5. 7. The organic layer of the crust that has experienced change, usually where plants grow
  6. 9. This occurs when one continental runs into an oceanic plate moves under it
  7. 11. A longitudinal earthquake wave that moves through the interior of the earth
  8. 12. A series of long and high waves that are caused by earthquakes that are near or on the ocean floor
  9. 13. The change of shape without a change in volume
  10. 14. Areas of land that are lowered, usually caused by water or gravity
  11. 16. A crumbly soil that is made about evenly of sand and silt
  12. 18. A fracture in the ground between 2 pieces of rock
  13. 21. Giant pieces of the earths crust
  14. 22. This occurs when 2 things are pressing or squeezing together
  15. 23. Part of the Earth made of a liquid iron-nickel mixture
  16. 25. The transfer of energy from one object to another, usually associated with heat
  17. 29. Slower transverse waves that travel through the inside the earth