Geology & Earth Science Crossword Puzzles

the process of eroding by wind, what is formed by deposition, what is a rock that transform by heat or pressure, what are the metamorphic process, …

a inorganic substance that has a fairly constant chemical composition, sedimentary rocks are formed through w.e.d. compaction, and, the upper layer of …

waves of energy caused by earthquakes and other rock movement, the outer layer is similar to the skin of an _ , the solid layer made of iron and …

the process of wearing or the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces through physical, chemical, or organic means, the process of moving weathered …

250 _ : alfred wegener hypothesized that pangaea began to break apart about how many years ago?, the process that creates new sea floor as plates move …

An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.

most abundant element in the universe, high silica lava, where tectonic plates meet, largest layer of the earth, crust and upper mantle, separating …

the approx temperature of the inner core (degrees), the average thickness of the earth's crust (km), the layer of hot, solid rock between earth's …

person who studies rocks and minerals, most minerals are only one _ , melted rock that flows onto earth's surface, nonliving material made of one or …

hard, precious gem often mined from deep within the earth, valuable metal often extracted alongside other minerals, large hole dug for mining or …

an _ , or dead volcano is a volcano that is unlikely to ever erupt again, volcanic _ can be quiet or explosive, _ is a material found in magma that …

dinosaurs died out, the longest unit of time of the geological time scale is the, an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or …

_ convection - what is the slow creeping motion of earth's solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior of the …

solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle just below the lithosphere, what type of plate boundary collides with the other to create mountains?, …

_ scale is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake, a device used by the ancient chinese to detect the direction of the earthquake, a person …

a large underground chamber formed when rainwater follows the cracks in a rock and begins to dissolve the rock, a type of valley formed by a glacier …

the process in which sediment or particles get moved away and broken down, what is formed by deposition, what is a rock that transform by heat or …

volcanic rock, dark, looks shiny, volcanic rock, very dusty, has some layers, made from different materials, has many colors morphed together, often …

igneous, intrusive rock with large crystals, used in counter tops, igneous, extrusive, volcanic glass, metamorphic, foliated, made from granite, …

what igneous rock is great for climbing?, what type of sedimentary rock forms under water?, metamorphic rocks that are made of thin layers of minerals …

one of the units of geologic time into which geologist divide eras, known as the "age of reptiles", invertebrate with shell during cambian …

each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a food web, an organism that cannot make its own food, must always be recycled in the ecosystem, …

a vein of igneous rock that runs perpendicular to the strata, usually a combination of two or more minerals, a surface of erosion that separates one …

a water less, often sandy, desolate area of land with little vegetation, a large area covered mainly with trees, a natural hollowed-out underground …

a thick ice sheet that slowly flows under its own weight, vast sheets of glacial ice that cover immense areas of relatively flat land, "rivers of …

a boundary where two plates move away from each other, a volcano that is unlikely to erupt ever again, lava that is low in viscosity and high in …

type of volcano with steep sides and more violent eruption, any opening at the earth's surface through which magma erupts or volcanic gases are …

the wearing away and removal of rock by the sea, where eroded rocks are hurdled against a cliff wearing it away, where eroded rocks hit against each …

exchange of oxygen between other systems found on earth, explains how water is transformed and transported across the globe, exchange of nitrogen …

the rock formation that is the source of mineral fragments in the soil, any process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces without changing the …