Weathering Erosion Deposition

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