Earth Science Crossword

various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose.
various weathering process that cause physical disintegration of exposed rock
the various weathering processes cause exposed rock to undergo chemical decomposition
The hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined.
rocks are created,changed from one form to another, destroyed, and then formed again.
Magma forced into cavities or cracks of other rocks and crystallized but not reaching the surface.
hot magma from inside the Earth flows out extrudes onto the surface as lava
A resource which is replaced naturally and can be used again.
natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
the nature and behavior of matter and forces at the sub-atomic level.
lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle.
An outer silicate solid crust
two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming
an actively deforming region where many tectonic plates of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal in either sinistral or dextral direction.
gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through time.
new areas of oceanic crust
An example is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Responsibility for an accident or misfortune.
hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.
wall moved upward relative to the footwall.
opposite of Normal Fault