Dynamic Earth Vocab Review

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Across
  1. 2. a type of rock that is formed when molten rock cools and solidifies
  2. 5. Metamorphic rocks are created when intense heat and _________________ are applied to existing rocks.
  3. 6. a type of rock that is created by applying heat and pressure to existing rocks to change their form
  4. 7. the process by which small fragments of rock are moved away from an area
  5. 10. caused by underwater earthquakes that propel a giant wave towards the shore
  6. 14. molten rock above Earth's crust
  7. 15. result in violent shaking of earth between interactions between tectonic plates
  8. 16. solid collection/combination of minerals smashed together
  9. 17. Metamorphic rocks can be _____________________ to turn them into magma, which cools and created igneous rocks.
  10. 20. the process by which magma is turned into the three types of rocks, sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous
  11. 21. boundary that forms when two tectonic plates move AWAY from each other
  12. 23. a type of rock that is formed when sediments are compacted and cemented together under pressure
  13. 25. Ocean plates move under continental plates because they have a higher _______________.
  14. 26. the process by which magma is heated and rises towards earth's crust and then cools and falls back down into the mantle
Down
  1. 1. Most inner layer of Earth
  2. 3. small broken pieces of other rocks that are created by weathering and erosion
  3. 4. Layer of earth that makes up 84% if its mass
  4. 8. when an oceanic plate moves underneath a continental plate
  5. 9. type of igneous rock that cools UNDER the crust and forms large crystal structures
  6. 11. molten rock under the crust of the earth
  7. 12. boundary that forms when two tectonic plates move TOWARD from each other
  8. 13. boundary that forms when two tectonic plates slide past each other
  9. 18. Naturally occurring substance with distinctive properties Ex: Metals and crystals
  10. 19. the process by which wind and rain break rocks down into smaller pieces
  11. 22. massive irregularly shaped slabs of rock that float on Earth's asthenosphere
  12. 24. type of igneous rock the cools ABOVE the surface of earth and cools quickly Ex: Obsidian and Pumice