The Earth Crossword
Across
- 2. The process by which rocks and soil slowly break apart and are swept away
- 5. A violent shaking of Earth's crust
- 7. Layer of Earth that consists of molten rock, known as magma
- 10. A level area on Earth's surface
- 12. Slow movement of continents over time
- 14. A plain high above sea level with cliff on all sides
- 15. Large, powerful ocean waves that can cause great destruction of coasts
- 16. Formed by the sun, Earth, and seven other planets
- 18. A circle of volcanoes along the outer edge of the Pacific Ocean
- 20. Landform that is elevated, but less steep and rugged than a mountain
- 21. Layer of Earth that contains landmasses and the ocean floor
Down
- 1. Layer of Earth that consists of two sub-layers, the outer and the inner. Made up mostly of iron and nickel
- 3. The edge of a continent that extends under water into the sea
- 4. As section of Earth's crust that floats on the mantle
- 6. The process of water falling to Earth
- 8. The beginning of Spring and Autumn
- 9. The exact moment when Summer and Winter start
- 11. A low lying area surrounded by mountains
- 13. High and steep landform
- 17. Third planet from the sun
- 19. A mountain that erupts in an explosion of molten rock, gases and ash