EARTH Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle has 20 clues. Answers range from 6 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
non living factor
the true age of a rock or fossil
presence of oxygen
absence of oxygen
living factor
close relationship of two factors that cause them to impact how each other changes
process that help build up the earth
a tectonic boundary where two plates move toward each other
forms the nuclear mass of a continent or the central basin of an ocean
process that breaks down rock, ie erosion and weathering
different forms of the same element that have a different number of neutrons
a tectonic boundary where two plates move away from each other
a massive irregularly shaped slab of solid rock. Also called a tectonic plate
meteor that survives its passage through the earths atmosphere and hits ground
process where the nucleus of an unstable atom loses energy by emitting radiation.
dating rocks using the relative proportions of particular radioactive isotopes.
the science of studying earthquakes
tectonic plates meet and the edge of one plate goes under the edge of the other
representation on a map of the natural and artificial features of an area
tectonic boundary where two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion
