Unit 3 Earth Science Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. the thin outer layer of Earth
  2. 5. is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
  3. 6. the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
  4. 8. the process of rock breaking apart
  5. 9. the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
  6. 11. a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
  7. 17. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
  8. 18. the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  9. 19. the strength of an earthquake
  10. 20. Scale- measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
  11. 22. a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
Down
  1. 1. scientist that studies earthquakes
  2. 2. the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  3. 4. natural land shape or feature
  4. 7. very small pieces of rock
  5. 10. a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
  6. 12. the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
  7. 13. the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
  8. 14. the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
  9. 15. thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
  10. 16. scientist that studies volcanoes
  11. 21. the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)