Across
- 6. Upper most layer of the continental lithosphere
- 9. Name given to the material below the solid surface of the Earth
- 10. A name given to the larger portion of the mantle that is hot, ductile and flows
- 12. Innermost layer of the geosphere - two words
- 16. Most abundant element in the solar system
- 17. Second most abundant element in the mantle and crust
Down
- 1. Oceanic ______ plate
- 2. Most dominant group of minerals found in the crust and mantle containing silicon and oxygen
- 3. Most abundant element in the atmosphere
- 4. A gaseous, outermost member of Earth’s group of four spheres
- 5. Most abundant element in the core
- 7. A common mineral with a density and composition like that of the whole Earth
- 8. Most abundant compound of the hydrosphere
- 11. Second most abundant compound in the hydrosphere (two words)
- 13. Second most abundant element of the atmosphere
- 14. Name of the force that helped the planets to form
- 15. Second most abundant element in the solar system
