Module 2 Vocab - Science 7

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Across
  1. 1. a vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows
  2. 4. molten rock that reaches the Earth's surface
  3. 6. the process that sticks sediments together when minerals dissolved in water crystallize between grains of sediment
  4. 9. an area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault
  5. 14. a large mass of ice that forms on land and moves slowly across Earth's surface
  6. 16. a natural, solid mixture of minerals, small fragments, and organic matter
  7. 17. the process by which new oceanic crust continuously forms along mid-ocean ridges
  8. 19. an underwater volcanic mountain range on the ocean floor
  9. 20. the laying down or settling of eroded material
  10. 21. a wave that forms when an ocean disturbance suddenly moves a large volume of water
  11. 23. when layers of sediment get squeezed together by forcing out fluids and decreasing the space between grains
  12. 24. a naturally occurring inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
  13. 26. molten rock that is below Earth's surface
  14. 28. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the Earth's continents are in constant motion on the surface
  15. 29. type of boundary that forms when two tectonic plates slide past each other
  16. 31. type of igneous rock that forms from lava
Down
  1. 2. process that occurs when particles dissolved in a liquid solidify and form cyrstals
  2. 3. a giant, circular depression in the ground caused by a meteoroid
  3. 5. the series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock
  4. 7. the name given to the supercontinent that existed many years ago when all the continents were toegether
  5. 8. the process that occurs whenever a denser tectonic plate sinks under a less dense tectonic plate
  6. 10. the rapid downhill movement of soil, loose rocks, and boulders
  7. 11. type of boundary that forms when two tectonic plates move apart
  8. 12. type of igneous rock that forms from magma
  9. 13. type of boundary that forms when two tectonic plates collide
  10. 15. a deep, underwater canyon on the ocean floor
  11. 18. the process through which sediment turns into rock
  12. 22. the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or crack in Earth's crust
  13. 25. the moving of weathered material from one location to another
  14. 27. the physical and chemical processes that change objects on Earth's surface over time
  15. 30. a break in Earth's crust along which movement occurs