Geology Fun Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• 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