Unit 2 vocabulary
Across
- 2. The part of the Earth where life exists
- 5. The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart
- 8. Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earths surface
- 9. Molten rock that is located below earths surface
- 13. Uppermost layer of the earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins
- 14. The watery areas of earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water
Down
- 1. A thin gas layer that surrounds the Earth
- 3. Innermost layer of earth made up of a super hot but solid inner core and super hot liquid outer core
- 4. Thick middle layer of the earths interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexable
- 6. A crack or break in the Earth's crust
- 7. Chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces
- 8. Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean
- 10. A bend in layers of rock, sometimes, caused by plate movement
- 11. The trem scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of earths physical features
- 12. The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water; the wearing away of soil