Weathering, Erosion, Deposition

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Across
  1. 2. scientist that studies volcanoes
  2. 3. the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
  3. 5. small pieces of rock
  4. 8. liquid rock below Earth’s crust
  5. 9. the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
  6. 10. the process of rock breaking apart
  7. 11. place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
  8. 14. thin outer layer of Earth
  9. 16. When sand is being carried away
  10. 18. The movement of weathered rock from place to place.
  11. 19. boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  12. 21. boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
  13. 22. land shape or feature
Down
  1. 1. the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
  2. 4. The breaking down of sediment
  3. 6. As the river slows down, sand and soil settle on the bottom of the ocean.
  4. 7. dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
  5. 12. Convergent- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
  6. 13. layer of Earth beneath the crust
  7. 15. shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
  8. 17. As the water freezes into ice, the rock expands and breaks apart.
  9. 20. layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)