Unit 2 vocabulary

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