Geology & Earth Science Crossword Puzzles

a deep gorge in the surface of earth formed by the erosion of moving water and sand, the breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of …

rock salt, ductile bond, soft sulphate, ca-plagioclase, pb-sulphide, fluorescent mineral, oldest mineral, softest mineral, strong bond, hard oxide, …

how easily a mineral can be scratched, the color of the powder left when a mineral is rubbed on a white tile, melted rock deep inside the earth, how …

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

a naturally occurring, pure chemical substance, minerals deemed valuable, how light reflects off the surface of a mineral, a type of intrusive igneous …

a compound that reacts with materials by breaking it away, changing or adjusting to an environment, a calcium based mineral found in limestone. cave …

all of the present-day continents were once part of a single supercontinent called, reflects the changing intensity of the vibrations by responding to …

mostly found around volcanoes, forms when magma intrudes, formed when lava erupts, forms with water usually seawater evaporates, made with lava and …

(also called plutonic rock) igneous rock that forms when magma cools and hardens while still underground, (also called volcanic rock) rock that is …

fire rocks, rock formed in layers, changed from igneous or sedimentary, an igneous rock with large crystals, a metamorphic rock, a extrusive igneous …

this happens when some minerals melt, and others remain solid, it forms from the partial melting of mantle rocks approximately the same temperature, …

the layer of gases surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity, the thin, solid, outermost layer of earth, rock formed when particles of …

earth's layers can be divided into layers based on their _ composition, this part of the core is solid, part of crust that makes up ocean floors, …

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 …

formed by layered crust, happens with in the earth, with in the earth layers, what we stand on today, combing, plates subtracting, records down 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?, …

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 …

low-density surface layer of a planet, wearing down or building up of geological features, dense central region of a planet that has undergone …

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 …

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

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

the process of moving the broken pieces of rock, type of rock formed by heat and pressure, type of rock formed from sediment, or broken-down rocks, …

teach children to always ask before going near any water (source: american red cross), enclosing pools with fencing, supervising children when around …

weathering , erosion, deposition process, wearing away and breaking down of rocks by natural agents, breaking of rocks by wind ,air,water, breaking …

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 …

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

what are the things that look like stalactite-like formations known as?, the water in the villa luz cave is white because it contains _ , the cave of …

ocean _ refers to the warmth or coldness of ocean water, which varies by depth, location, and time of year, the top layer of the ocean is warmer due …

part of the earth that we walk on, specific type of rock that form by smaller bits of other rocks get stuck together, a type of rock that absorbs …

greek meaning weak. part of earth’s upper mantle, 7 largest areas of land of earth’s crust, currents caused by heat exchange, place where rifts …