Across
- 3. Type of rock formed from extreme heat and pressure. (compact layers)
- 6. The marker of the end of a Geologic Era.
- 10. Highland region in the East with rolling hills and cliffs.
- 11. Ancient volcano base and the largest landform region.
- 13. Theory explaining why Pangaea broke apart (Alfred Wegener).
- 14. Refers to air on Earths surface.
- 16. Agricultural landform region made up of flat land.
- 18. Two solid elements that make up the inner core of the Earth.
- 20. Eruptions along the edges of plates that can create islands.
- 23. Part of Earth Interior between the core and the crust.
- 24. the process of breaking down sediments with water, glaciers, gravity etc.
- 27. Theory developed by canadian geologist John Tuzo Wilson.
- 29. The outer most part of the Earth Interior.
- 30. Cluster of volcanoes found at the edge of the Pacific Plate.
- 32. Longest geologic era.
Down
- 1. Highland landform region home to the Rockies.
- 2. Refers to land on Earths surface.
- 4. Lowland region home to Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes.
- 5. Most northern highland landform region in Canada.
- 7. Geologic era where pangaea was still together.
- 8. Result of two plates sliding past one another horizontally.
- 9. Type of rock formed from compressed sand and sediment under oceans.
- 12. Age of the dinosaurs (geologic era)
- 15. Cracks in the plates that cause cliffs and valleys.
- 17. Refers to water on Earths surface.
- 19. Current geologic era.
- 21. Lowland region housing a mainly Inuit population.
- 22. Rock formed from volcanic activity.
- 25. Plates crashing into one another where land ripples and creates mountains
- 26. Period of time when freezing temperatures create ice sheets across continents.
- 27. The super continent suggested by Alfred Wegener.
- 28. Number of plates on the Earths surface.
- 31. Another name for lava.