Across
- 2. smallest soil particle size
- 3. the movement of sediment and soil
- 5. The ability of a mineral to resist scratching
- 9. Where most of Earth’s volcanoes and earthquakes occur
- 12. the least reliable way to identify a mineral
- 15. forms in layers through compaction and lithification
- 16. One tectonic plate being pulled below another plate
- 17. A layer of soil that is dry and void of nutrients
- 19. this is type of plate boundary is most likely to cause earthquakes
- 20. Mountains form at this plate boundary
Down
- 1. ________ won ore is found in the ocean
- 4. Heat from the core of the earth causes the mantle to move with _____________ currents
- 6. the inner core of the earth is __________
- 7. breaking rock into smaller pieces
- 8. Rift Valleys form at these plate boundaries
- 10. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake originates
- 11. The location an earthquake occurs on the crust of the Earth
- 13. cooled magma creates this rock
- 14. formed through intense heat and pressure
- 18. _________ won ore is found underground