Across
- 4. Event in which molten rock spews out from the mantle to the surface of Earth as ash, lava, and gases; major geological event that occurs when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plate
- 5. Earth material that is broken down by processes of weathering; can be eroded and deposited by the agents of water, wind, ice, and gravity
- 9. The temperature, wind, clouds, and precipitation in the atmosphere
- 11. Forces resulting from processes occurring within Earth's crust
- 13. A prediction or estimate of future events, especially of weather
- 14. Major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurrence along all types of plate boundaries
- 15. Waves of energy that travel through Earth and are the result of an earthquake, volcano, or explosion
Down
- 1. Extreme weather events such as floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes; classified by the extent and intensity of their impact on the ecosystem
- 2. Any process that happens on Earth, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics
- 3. Occurs when solid fragments of weathered rock are eroded (moved) and then dropped into a new place by wind, water, ice, and gravity
- 6. Events in nature that may have a negative effect
- 7. Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere and consist of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle
- 8. the process by which water, ice, and gravity remove and transport sediment from one place to another
- 10. A rising body of water that submerges normally dry land
- 12. the mechanical or chemical processes that break rocks into smaller pieces and sometimes change the chemical composition