Weathering Erosion Deposition

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Across
  1. 3. the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
  2. 5. the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
  3. 7. a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
  4. 9. Scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
  5. 10. the process of rock breaking apart
  6. 12. scientist that studies volcanoes
  7. 14. very small pieces of rock
  8. 15. the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
  9. 17. a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
  10. 20. the strength of an earthquake
  11. 21. scientist that studies earthquakes
  12. 22. the thin outer layer of Earth
Down
  1. 1. Tectonics the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
  2. 2. natural land shape or feature
  3. 4. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
  4. 6. a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
  5. 8. the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  6. 11. the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
  7. 13. the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
  8. 16. is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
  9. 18. the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  10. 19. thick layer of Earth beneath the crust