Lithosphere Vocabulary Crossword

The process of which rocks in the earth's crust change forms between sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous
A violent and sudden vibration in the earths crust that can cause great destruction
A process where rocks can be broken up or separated
Environmental condition that can involve long and short term geological processes
Disintigration or erosion of rocks
Two plates that slowly move away from each other
The point, or focus between two plates
Magma that has reached surface of the earth
A map that shows the elevation heights of a region
The exchange of warm liquids for cooler liquids with relation to density
waves that compress and extend, move vertically
waves that slide past each other , move horizontally
places where plates slide past each other
Earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried be moving or running water and deposited as a sediment
a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or large lake
The theory that earths outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle
the crust and the uppermost mantle which constitute the hard and rigid outer layer of the earth
The action of surface processes that remove soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the earths crust then transport it away to another location
A form of mass wasting that includes a wide range of ground movements
an actively deforming region where two or more tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide
The point where an earthquake or underground collision occur
Repetitive layering in metamorphic rocks
Faults that move vertically
a mixture of molten or semi- molten rock found beneath the surface of the earth
Underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics
fine grained natural rock or soil material that combines one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter
an overflow of water that submerges land which is usually dry
A supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
A rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface
the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles.
A crack in the earths crust