Benchmark Crossword Puzzle

3. created at convergent boundaries
4. cannot renew themselves in a timely manner EX-coal
6. To make metamorphic, there must be intense heat and pressure. These can be foliated (or layered) if there’s lots of pressure pushing the minerals into layers.
10. magma rises up from divergent boundaries causing new land to form (mid ocean ridge)
13. can be reused in a short amount of time
14. energy released from the earthquake
15. land rises above normal land at a convergent boundary
16. P waves are the primary waves that first occur underground from the earthquake and move side to side. S waves are more destructive because they move up and down
19. the lack of trees/roots leads to erosion, an increase in carbon dioxide levels, and habitat loss for animals

1. warm magma rising up and cool magma sinking down creates movement beneath the plates.
2. place underground where the fault/slip occurred
5. the place on land directly above where the earthquake started.
7. when plates pull apart and magma rises up in between to make a new crust. It can create valleys or mid ocean ridges.
8. to make, you need magma to cool and solidify
9. is a byproduct of earthquakes on the seafloor. Areas in danger of tsunamis are most often near the Pacific Ocean
11. causes an excess in pollution, increases groundwater depletion, causes
12. smallest particle size, hard for water to go through
17. the process of breaking down a rock or soil from atmosphere forces. Weathering can be physical (by force/breaking) or chemical (by chemical reactions).
18. when the molten rock is still under ground and lava is when it reaches the surface
20. largest size particles