Lithosphere Crossword

Transition between three main rock types
pieces of rocks, minerals, or other particles can be transported or deposited by water, ice, or wind
a rock made of sediments that are cemented or pressed together
visable layers of sedimentary rock
The forming of solid mineral deposits from a solution that had the liquid evaporated
Something that comes from living matter
Rocks that form through crystallization of molten magma
Igneous rocks that form beneath Earth's surface
Igneous rocks that form when magma reaches the Earth's surface and cools rapidly
When rocks are changed by adding heat or pressure
When crystals are pressed "flat"
When rock decomposes at or near the Earth's surface
The mixing and transportation of materials by wind, water, or ice
"Agent of erosion" loses energy and drops sediment
large chunks of rock that break off its "parent rock"
theory that the continents had once been one supercontinent called Pangea
boundary when two plates move apart
Study of earthquake waves
instrument that records earthquake waves
smaller earthquakes that come after a large event
boundary happens when two plates move together
boundary when two plates grind past each other
come out of an volcano like rocks
lithosphere is divided into plates
smaller earthquakes before a larger event