8th Grade Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• index : this type of fossil is abundant and typically found around one time period
• continental : this type of rock never subducts
• tectonic plates : the large slabs of rock that the continents sit on
• exothermic : the releasing of heat energy
• insulation : this is used to regulate the temperature in our homes
• methane : this is released from car exhaust
• hot spot : a thin layer of rock that is heated by a jet stream in the magma
• weathering : when rain and wind break down things like rocks over time
• vicksburg : this place is known as a flood area
• mantle : the area where magma is stored in the earth
• intrusion : this layer cuts across other layers of rock and is made of magma
• adaptation : when an animal makes changes to their lives to survive an environment
• erosion : the movement of sediment
• alfred wegner : the person who coined the term pangea
• convergent : this boundary creates volcanoes and mountains
• divergent : this boundary creates ridges
• convection : this is the type of current that is cycling in our magma
• top : this layer is always the youngest
• transform : this boundary creates earthquakes
• yakima : this place is known as a drought area
• endothermic : the absorption of heat energy