Across
- 2. the deepest and hottest layer of our planet.
- 3. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below
- 5. When tectonic plates split apart from eachother
- 7. the organic component of soil,
- 11. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
- 12. A force that causes one part of a material to slide past another.
- 13. it's a thin shell that surrounds the entire Earth
- 15. a landform that rises high above the surrounding terrain
- 19. an opening in the Earth's surface (hot)
- 21. caused by the movement of parts of the Earth's crust
- 22. a mixture of minerals and organic material that covers much of Earth's surface
- 23. waves that travel through or over Earth
- 24. fertile soil of clay and sand
- 25. a long, narrow ditch
Down
- 1. the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates.
- 4. a large wave caused by movements in Earth's outer layer, or crust,
- 6. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
- 8. The supercontinent
- 9. a force that squeezes something together
- 10. the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere
- 14. a wave that travels along the surface of a medium.
- 16. The Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces
- 17. when heat from a source travels away into the air
- 18. the second waves to arrive during an earthquake
- 20. a long depression, or ditch, in Earth's surface