Rocks/Plate Tectonics SOL 5.8 VA

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Across
  1. 3. Which layer of the Earth is a solid ball of metal?
  2. 4. What kind of plate boundary moves together?
  3. 6. Movement or vibration in Earth caused by the release of stored energy in Earth's outer layer?
  4. 7. Materials that are deposited in new locations
  5. 8. Which is the thinnest layer of the earth
  6. 11. Materials that are moved by wind and water
  7. 13. What kind of plate boundary moves apart?
  8. 18. Type of rock that has been changed by heat and pressure
  9. 20. Breaking down of rocks and other materials on Earth's surface
Down
  1. 1. The never ending process by which rocks are changed from one type into another
  2. 2. Earth's thermal energy causes _______ of material wswithin Earth.
  3. 5. Plates that slip past each other horizontally are called ______ boundaries
  4. 9. Type of rock that is formed from smaller bits of rock or parts of once living things that have been pressed together
  5. 10. Most earthquakes and volcanos are found at what boundary.
  6. 12. Which layer of the Earth is liquid?
  7. 14. Type of rock that is formed from hot, molten rock material that has cooled and hardened
  8. 15. Can be classified by composition, grain size, textural features, color and presence of fossils
  9. 16. Large, continent size blocks that moved slowly about Earth's surface.
  10. 17. What provides information about life and conditions of the past?
  11. 19. What is the thickest layer of the Earth?