Geological Processes

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Across
  1. 3. A naturally occuring material whose atoms are in a crystal form.
  2. 5. A solid ball of iron and nickel at the center of the Earth.
  3. 6. An earth material made using pressure and heat.
  4. 8. The thinnest layer of Earth.
  5. 10. See 13 Down.
  6. 12. A rock layer that allows groundwater to flow through it.
  7. 14. Water that goes beneath Earth's surface.
  8. 15. Bits of rock that have been carried by wind or water.
  9. 17. The place where two tectonic plates meet.
  10. 18. What we call the massive pieces of land that move as fast as your fingernail grows.
  11. 19. The type of rock created by melting and cooling.
Down
  1. 1. A prefix that means "Earth or earth materials".
  2. 2. A trait of rocks like uranium.
  3. 4. The leftover radioactive material produced by nuclear reactors.
  4. 7. A type of rock created through long exposure to heat and pressure.
  5. 9. Losing something in order to gain something else.
  6. 11. A rock layer that restricts the flow of groundwater.
  7. 13. (With 10 Across)The common name for the movement of the ground.
  8. 16. Factual information that or data that supports or refutes a claim.