Earth Science Crossword

A BREAK IN THE LITHOSPHERE ALONG WHICH BODIES OF ROCK CAN MOVE
COURSE GRAINED IGNEOUS ROCK THAT COOL SLOWLY UNDERGROUND
A SEDIMENTARY ROCK FORMED BY THE COMPACTION OF SAND
A SEISMIC SEA WAVE
A HUGE LAND MASS THAT WAS ONE CONTINENT
NAMED FOR A FRENCHMAN
EQUATORIAL TROUGH
THE PROCESS BY WHICH HEAT ENERGY IS TRANSFERRED THROUGH THE MOVEMENT OF MATTER
THE FORCE EXERTED BY THE WEIGHT OF A COLOMN OF AIR
LINE ON A WEATHER MAP THAT CONNECTS AREAS OF EQUAL AIR PRESSURE
LINE ON A SURFACE CONNECTING POINTS OF EQUAL VALUE
lines on a weather map that connects areas of equal temperatures
a centimeter-gram-second
reflective power
exposure of an object to the sun
where light bounces back from an object
process in which particles are deflected haphazardly
the capacity to do work
number of waves that pass through a point during a specific amount of time
process in which energy is emitted by one body
the horizontal distance between one wave crest to the next
an instrument to measure barometric pressure
measure of how closely packed the particles in a substance are
a three-atom form of oxygen in a layer of the stratosphere
layer of atmosphere between the stratosphere and the thermosphere
the laying, placing, or accumulation of any material
time needed for half of a sample to decay
atoms of the same element that differs in the number of neutrons in the nucleus
a neutral particle
a positively charged center of an atom
a positively charged particle found in the nuclei
fossilized excrement of a vertebrate
community or group of organisms
organism preserved in rock
small stone ingested by dinosaurs
gradual removal of land by water, wind, or glaciers
a rare, hard, and heavy metallic element
meteor that hits the surface of earth
part of a rock formation that appears at the surface
rock or sediment made up of fragments derived from preexisiting rocks or minerals
light-colored igneous rock
dark-colored igneous rock
tendency of a mineral to break away along one or more distant planes
extrusive, usually dark-gray, fine-grained igneous rock composed of oligoclase or feldspar
mudflow made up of ash and other volcanic debris
all pyroclastic material
location directly above an earthquake
study of rocks
outer most surface of earth
center of earth