Geography crossword

2. molten material beneath or within the earth's crust
6. line drawn around earth going from the north pole to the south pole
7. The wearing down of substances from wind, rain, running water, and ice
8. A very long and narrow inlet in the sea between high cliffs, often formed by submergence of a glaciated valley
11. Is a low laying country or region
13. Rock that was once one form of rock but has changed to another under the influence of heat or pressure
14. A mountain or hill which lava, steam, ashes are expelled
15. The parallel of latidude 23° 26’ South
19. Major mountain chain of Western North America, running from Alaska to Mexico
22. a large mass of snow detached from a mountain slope sliding downward
23. The action or process of forcing a body of igneous rock between or through existing formations, without reaching the surface
24. The remains of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock
26. Theory that the Earth’s surface is divided into pieces that move
27. Major division of geologic time composed of a number of periods.
28. what era did the formation Rocky Mountains begin in
32. Not allowing fluid to pass through
33. Large mass of ice
34. Periods during which glaciers covered much of the Earth
35. The outer layer of the earth
36. The action or process of draining something
37. An area of high or mountainous land
38. landmass that existed when all continents were joined

1. An area of relatively level high ground
3. Solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil
4. Was the time period from 248 million to 65 million years ago
5. The most recent era of geological time, from about 65 million years ago to present.
9. Is one of the three main rock types, the others are sedimentary and metamorphic
10. how many tectonic plates does the earth consist of
12. these rocks are often deposited in layers, and frequently contain fossils.
16. It is the oldest and longest era
17. Broad region of Precambrian rock that encircles Hudson bay
18. A tremor of the surface of the Earth, sometimes severe and devastating.
20. elevation on the earths surface usually greater than 2000 ft.
21. The parallel of latitude 23° 26’ North
25. vast physiographic region that spreads across the Laurentian craton of central North America.
26. The period of geological time between Hadean Time and the Phanerozoic Eon, was from 3.8 billion to 540 million years ago
29. A mountainous region or elevated part of a country.
30. process were rocks are created, changed from one form to another, destroyed, and then formed again.
31. A long, narrow valley lying between two normal geologic faults
35. A sudden loud noise and a substance starts to come out of the earth