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The Geological formation of the Marianas
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Geology : The study of the structure, formation, and history of the earth.
Andesite : A special type of volcanic rock.
Arc : Any portion of a circle.
Extinct : Having died out; no longer active. No longer in existence or use.
Seamount : A submarine mountain rising above the deep sea floor.
Dacite : Another type of volcanic rock found in the Marianas.
Plate : One of the series of vast segments of thin, mobile blocks that make up the crust of the earth according to the theory of plate tectonics.
Mariana Trench : A deep trench in the ocean floor about 60 to 100 miles east of the Mariana Islands caused by the Pacific ocean plate moving down under the Philippine plate.
Dormant : Asleep, inactive.
Strike slip fault : A fault in which the displacement is largely in the direction of the strike; with mostly horizontal displacement.
The Geological formation of the Marianas
Across:2. | One of the series of vast segments of thin, mobile blocks that make up the crust of the earth according to the theory of plate tectonics. | 3. | A deep trench in the ocean floor about 60 to 100 miles east of the Mariana Islands caused by the Pacific ocean plate moving down under the Philippine plate. | 5. | A submarine mountain rising above the deep sea floor. | 7. | Having died out; no longer active. No longer in existence or use. |
| 8. | Another type of volcanic rock found in the Marianas. | 9. | Asleep, inactive. | 10. | The study of the structure, formation, and history of the earth. |
| | Down:1. | A fault in which the displacement is largely in the direction of the strike; with mostly horizontal displacement. | 4. | A special type of volcanic rock. |
| 6. | Any portion of a circle. |
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The Geological formation of the Marianas
Across:2. | One of the series of vast segments of thin, mobile blocks that make up the crust of the earth according to the theory of plate tectonics. | 3. | A deep trench in the ocean floor about 60 to 100 miles east of the Mariana Islands caused by the Pacific ocean plate moving down under the Philippine plate. | 5. | A submarine mountain rising above the deep sea floor. | 7. | Having died out; no longer active. No longer in existence or use. |
| 8. | Another type of volcanic rock found in the Marianas. | 9. | Asleep, inactive. | 10. | The study of the structure, formation, and history of the earth. |
| | Down:1. | A fault in which the displacement is largely in the direction of the strike; with mostly horizontal displacement. | 4. | A special type of volcanic rock. |
| 6. | Any portion of a circle. |
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