Unit 5 Goldman Science vocab

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Across
  1. 3. Long, slow waves that move along the earth's surface (two words in one)
  2. 6. the layer of the earth between the crust and core
  3. 7. pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle (two words in one)
  4. 8. A natural elevation of the earth's rising
  5. 10. the supercontinent that consisted of all the modern continents.
  6. 12. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
  7. 15. A natural disaster involving large amounts of water
  8. 18. a current in a fluid that results from convection (two words in one)
  9. 20. where plates slide sideways past each other (two words in one)
  10. 24. the state of being stretched tight.
  11. 25. the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
  12. 26. the bottom layer of the earth (two words in one)
  13. 28. A linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other (two words in one)
  14. 33. the upper layer of the earth's mantle
Down
  1. 1. this occurs when two plates come together (two words in one)
  2. 2. the top layer of the earth's surface
  3. 4. The formation of new areas of oceanic crust (two words in one)
  4. 5. waves that travel through or over earth (two words in one)
  5. 9. a region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur (three words in one)
  6. 10. short for primary wave (no punctuation)
  7. 11. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  8. 13. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  9. 14. an organic substance resulting from the breakdown of plant material
  10. 16. A rupture in the earth that spews hot lava
  11. 17. a soft, loose, earthy material
  12. 19. when two or more things are tightly pressed together.
  13. 21. A material that things are planted in to help them receive the correct nutrients
  14. 22. a fertile soil of sand and clay containing humus.
  15. 23. short for shear waves (no punctuation)
  16. 27. a theory explaining how continents drift on earth's surface (two words in one)
  17. 29. The part of the Earth between the mantle and inner core, responsible for generating the planet's magnetic field (two words in one).
  18. 30. Breaking off of something
  19. 31. A long, narrow ditch
  20. 32. a low area of land between hills and mountains