Weathering and Erosion Vocab

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