Unit 1 Lesson 3 Vocabulary - Geology

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Across
  1. 3. molten rock under Earth's surface
  2. 10. natural creation or geographic feature on Earth
  3. 13. transform or transverse boundary; causes earthquakes
  4. 14. supercontinent that existed approximately 250mya
  5. 16. large continuous landmass; 7 on Earth
  6. 18. continuous underwater mountain range
  7. 19. theory that Earth's outer layer is made of moving plates
  8. 20. mountain or hill that can vent lava and hot vapor
  9. 21. how heat flows; warm rises and cool sinks
Down
  1. 1. convergent boundary; creates mountains
  2. 2. divergent boundary; makes sea-floor spreading
  3. 4. valley created when tectonic plates drift apart
  4. 5. forms when a rift valley fills with water
  5. 6. process through which new ocean floor is made
  6. 7. remains of plants and animals from long ago
  7. 8. the pull toward the center of the Earth
  8. 9. sudden shaking due to seismic activity of a fault
  9. 11. satellites and receivers used to determine location on Earth
  10. 12. steep-sided depression on ocean floor
  11. 15. edge of continent that is underwater
  12. 17. large slabs of lithosphere that move