Geological Crossword

2. Internal energy of a substance due to the movement of particles within the substance.
4. The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of matter of different temperatures.
6. There are seven _________ in the world.
9. A region where two plates are touching
11. Most often caused by transform boundaries.
13. The idea that the continents were once joined together to form a single large continent, which over time broke up and slowly moved great distances apart.
16. The movement of rock, soil, and other earth materials down a slope.
19. A _______ boundary moves past each other.
20. A large underwater volcanic mountain chain.

1. The creation of rocks happens over ______ time.
3. Most often caused by transform boundaries.
5. A _______ boundary comes together.
7. _______ are broken down rocks or dead organisms.
8. _____ destroys tectonic plates and turns them into magma.
10. The process that describes how one type of rock becomes another.
12. A natural phenomenon that causes objects to be pulled toward each other.
14. A deep, narrow depression on the seafloor.
15. The _______ plates.
17. A _______ boundary pulls apart.
18. The size of an earthquake.