Across
- 2. Slow process in which an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate resulting in debris
- 4. A crack or break in the Earth's crust
- 5. Part of the continent that extends out underneath the ocean
- 6. Large body of ice
- 9. All of the watery areas on Earth are referred to as the
- 12. Term referring to subterranean movement on Earth that results in the formation of landforms, continental drift, and geological events like earthquakes
- 14. Outer-most layer of the Earth's structure, forms the Earth's surface
- 15. Outer layer of the Earth including the crust, continents, and ocean basins
- 17. Chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces
- 18. The process of converting liquid into gas
- 23. Process of water vapor returning back to a liquid as warm air cools
- 25. How water is exchanged through the Earth's atmosphere, land, and oceans
- 26. Process in which magma welling up between oceanic plates pushes them apart
- 27. This water supplies wells and springs
Down
- 1. Cracking that occurs when folded land cannot be bent anymore
- 3. Theory that the continents were once joined together and have drifted apart
- 7. Process in which oceanic tectonic plates dive beneath continental plates often results in mountains forming on land
- 8. Removal of salt from seawater so it can be used for drinking or farming
- 10. A bend in rock layers, can be caused by tectonic movement
- 11. Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all forms of what
- 13. Process in which earthen material is warn away and moved by natural forces like wind, water, and glaciers
- 14. The molten center of the Earth is called the
- 16. The part of the Earth where life exists, all ecosystems
- 19. Underground water-bearing layers of porous rock, sand, or gravel
- 20. Thick middle layer of the Earth's inner structure, made of hot rock that is dense but flexible
- 21. molten rock below Earth's surface
- 22. Debris left behind from a moving glacier
- 24. Thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth