Geology & Earth Science Crossword Puzzles

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 …

convection currents are located here, clay, water silt, sand,animals,air, organic matter, the breaking down of rocks, carried rocks away, _ igneous - …

the sea that surrounds the north pole, lying within the arctic circle, the second-largest ocean in the world, the ocean to the south of india, the …

type of weathering that alters the composition and mineralogy, difference in height from place to place on the land’s surface, weathering by frost …

a naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline solid that has a definite chemical composition, a rock containing valuable minerals, a mineral made of a …

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

the partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere, the tendency of minerals to break along irregular surfaces, the tendency of minerals …

a deposit of minerals that is large enough to be mined for profit, a solid that has a crystal structure, a vent in earth's crust, the color of a …

the upper layer of the earths mantle, a hypothetical super-continent that included all current landmasses, a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, …

an ecosystem's abilty to maintain equilibrium, funnel-shaped areas of land where all the water drains to the same body of water, water that has …

depends primarily on the composition of the magma and temperature, the magma is very hot, with blank that can range from 800°c to 1400°c, an …

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 …

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 …

slow moving forms of ice, the area between the equator and a pole, the upper layer of soil, hot, liquid rock, a deposit of sand and soil at the mouth …

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 …

is hard and solid and you can find anywhere, grows in extreme pressure, erupts magma, on the south pole, is red and grows from trees, covers 71%, …

process by which precipitation soaks into the ground, process by which liquid water changes into a gas, not allowing a fluid to pass through, release …

state of not having enough of something, lowest part of a wave, process by which solid water (ice, snow) changes directly into a gas, distance over …

oxygen combines with iron-bearing minerals to form rust, especially susceptible to chemical weathering, the physical, biological, and chemical …

what earth is made of which are constantly moving along above the mantle, the thick middle layer in the solid part of earth, when one tectonic plate …

areas at the boundary between earth\'s mantle and core that are unusually hot, seismic sea wave that begins over an earthquake focus and can be …

force that every object exerts on all other objects, ball-shaped, all points equidistant from the center, mass per unit volume, earth\'s entire …

this type of rock is created when sediment settles in low-lying areas & is slowly pressurized and compacted into layer rock, this is an example of …

this is hot, molten rock, which is found beneath earth’s surface, this is the term for molten magma when it reaches earth’s surface, this type of …

this is a location on the ocean floor where plates are diverging, and is where new lithosphere is being formed, this is another term for mid-ocean …

these are more likely to occur in rock near earth’s surface, this is when bending or folding occurs when rock is subjected to slow, steady stress, …

rocks formed when magma cools and becomes solid, hot, molten rock found beneath the earth\'s surface, magma that has reached the earth\'s …

the study of the earth, its materials, structure, and processes acting on it, the application of geology in engineering to ensure geological factors …

all energy on earth comes from this object, liquid form of precipitation, 3rd rock from the sun, softest mineral, element #1, divides earth into 2 …