The World
Across
- 6. a circle on the surface of the earth that divides the earth into two equal halves
- 10. a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic crust
- 11. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
- 12. Changes in the land’s features caused by the earth itself, such as the movement of tectonic plates
Down
- 1. a method to rate the strength or total energy of earthquakes
- 2. the deepest part of the ocean and the deepest location on Earth
- 3. the area around the Pacific Ocean that has many volcanoes and earthquakes
- 4. the great size or extent of something
- 5. A supercontinent comprised of all 7 continents combined that existed 200 million years ago
- 7. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- 8. a layer of partially melted rock upon which the Earth’s tectonic plates ride and move across
- 9. ½ of a sphere; ½ of the earth