Across
- 3. A variable in an experiment that is a measurable outcome.
- 6. A scientist who studies the Earth and it's processes.
- 11. The upper part of the mantle, composed mostly of molten materials.
- 12. A variable in an experiment that is changed on purpose to see a result.
- 15. An educated guess based on prior knowledge.
- 16. How compact a substance is based on it's volume and mass.
Down
- 1. Types of energy waves produced by Earthquakes.
- 2. The breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces by natural processes.
- 4. Types of rocks that used to be another type, formed from intense heat and pressure under Earth's crust.
- 5. Types of rocks formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
- 7. The outermost layer of the Earth.
- 8. Earth's crust is broken up into these giant plates, that slowly move.
- 9. The study of the Earth.
- 10. Types of rocks formed from the deposition of bits and pieces of sediments of other rocks and materials, in layers.
- 13. The movement of sediment by natural processes.
- 14. The settling down and placement of sediment by natural processes.