Geology Fun Crossword Puzzle

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  • asthenosphere : the upper layer of the earths mantle
  • pangea : a hypothetical super-continent that included all current landmasses
  • earthquake : a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  • crust : the outermost layer of the planet
  • hottest : hotter than hotter
  • inner core : the hottest layer of the earth
  • density : the relationship between mass and volume
  • continental : _ crust - the thick part of the the earth that forms the large landmasses
  • outer core : it is less hot than the inner core
  • geology : the study of earth
  • volcano : a rupture in the crust of earth that releases lava
  • layers : there are 3 main ones in the earth
  • convection : _ currents - the movement caused within a fluid of hotter less dense material
  • earth : the planet in which we live
  • upper mantle : the top area of the mantle
  • mantle : the thickest layer of the earth
  • lithosphere : the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  • lower mantle : the bottom part of the mantle
  • oceanic crust : the thin part of the earth that underlies the ocean basins
  • plate tectonics : a theory explaining the structure of the earths crust