Earth Science Explorer Crossword

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Across
  1. 7. – The transportation of weathered particles by water, ice, wind, or gravity.
  2. 8. – Molten rock found in the mantle that flows like hot oatmeal
  3. 10. – Lines also called meridians that measure distance east or west.
  4. 11. – Imaginary lines that measure distance north or south of the Equator.
Down
  1. 1. – A plate boundary where plates separate, creating new crust.
  2. 2. – A plate boundary where plates collide, often forming mountains.
  3. 3. – Type of rock "forged in fire" from cooled magma or lava.
  4. 4. – The outermost layer of Earth, as thin as an apple's skin
  5. 5. – A naturally formed solid with a unique crystal structure
  6. 6. – The 2,900 km thick semi-solid layer of Earth below the crust
  7. 9. – The process that breaks rock into smaller particles called sediment.