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Geologic Formation of the Marianas
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Geology : The science that deals with the Earth, the layers of which it is composed, and their History.
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Extinct : having died out; no longer active, no longer in existence or use.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.
Marianas Trench : a deep trench in the ocean floor about 60-100 miles east of Marianas Islands caused by the Pacific Ocean moving down the Philippine Plate.
Dormant : Asleep; inactive
Strike Slip Fault : a fault in which the displacement is largely in the direction of the strike; fault with mostly horizontal displacement.
Geologic Formation of the Marianas
Across:2. | Asleep; inactive | 3. | The science that deals with the Earth, the layers of which it is composed, and their History. | 8. | a deep trench in the ocean floor about 60-100 miles east of Marianas Islands caused by the Pacific Ocean moving down the Philippine Plate. | 10. | a submarine mountain rising above the deep-sea floor. |
| | Down:1. | a fault in which the displacement is largely in the direction of the strike; fault with mostly horizontal displacement. | 4. | having died out; no longer active, no longer in existence or use. | 5. | 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. | 6. | any portion of a circle. | 7. | Another type of volcanic rock found in the Marianas. | 9. | A special type of volcanic rock. |
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Geologic Formation of the Marianas
Across:2. | Asleep; inactive | 3. | The science that deals with the Earth, the layers of which it is composed, and their History. | 8. | a deep trench in the ocean floor about 60-100 miles east of Marianas Islands caused by the Pacific Ocean moving down the Philippine Plate. | 10. | a submarine mountain rising above the deep-sea floor. |
| | Down:1. | a fault in which the displacement is largely in the direction of the strike; fault with mostly horizontal displacement. | 4. | having died out; no longer active, no longer in existence or use. | 5. | 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. | 6. | any portion of a circle. | 7. | Another type of volcanic rock found in the Marianas. | 9. | A special type of volcanic rock. |
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