Earth Science Concepts Crossword

The magnetic equivalent to electric charge is called....?
A crack, split or break in something
Theory that Earths surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that moves very slowly?
Alfred Wegeners hypothesis which suggested that the continents were once joined together
The process by which new ocean crust forms along the mid-ocean ridge and old ocean crust moves way
Long, narrow mountain range on the ocean floor
The principle that in undisturbed rock layers
Wear away or change the appearance of texture, of something by long exposure to air
The biggest crash scene on earth
The process of breaking big rocks into little rocks
The erosion of rocks, building materials, etc caused by chemical reactions
A supercontinent that began to break apart 200 million years ago
Ability to be bent or rearranged in to a flatter or more compact shape
A geological process, such as tectonic plate movement, by which mountains are formed
Lithosphere, Asthenoshere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core abbreviated
Edges where 2 plates meet
Boundary between 2 plates that move toward each other
Boundary between 2 plates that move away from each other
Boundary between 2 plates that slide past each other
Vibrations caused by sudden movement of rocks along a break or a crack in Earths crust
The reduction on volume causing an increase in pressure
A crack or a fraction in Earths lithosphere along which movement occurs
Energy that travels as vibrations on and in Earth
A vent in Earths crust through which molten rock flows
An event that causes a magnetic field to reverse direction
A map marked with contour lines
A line on a map joining points of equal height above or below sea level
The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area
A ridge shaped fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope downward from the crest
A fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope upward from the axis
A natural resource that can be replenished by natural processes as quickly as it is used