weathering erosion deposition

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