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Geology Crossword Say it don't Break it
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Geologist: is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that have shaped it.
Silicates: is a compound containing an anionic silicon compound.
Extrusive Rock: refers to the mode of igneous volcanic rock formation in which hot magma from inside the Earth.
Magma: is a mixture of molten or semi-molten rock, volatiles and solids that is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and is expected to exist on other terrestrial planets.
Crust: is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet or natural satellite, which is chemically distinct from the underlying mantle.
Asthenosphere: is the highly viscous, mechanically weak and deforming region of the upper mantle of the Earth.
Rock: are composed of fragments of pre-existing minerals and rock. A fragment of geological detritus, chunks and smaller grains of rock broken off other rocks by physical weathering.
Lava: is the molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption and the resulting rock after solidification and cooling.
Intrusive: also called plutonic rock, igneous rock formed from magma forced into older rocks at depths within the Earth's crust.
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uniformitarianism: is the assumption that the same natural laws and processes that operate in the universe now have always operated in the universe in the past and apply everywhere in the universe. It has included the concept that "the present is the key to the past" and is functioning at the same rates.
Mantle: is a part of a terrestrial planet or other rocky body large enough to have differentiation by density. The interior of Earth, similar to the other terrestrial planets, is chemically divided into layers. The mantle is a layer between the crust and the outer core.
Mesosphere: refers to the mantle in the region under the lithosphere and the asthenosphere, but above the outer core.
Core: The inner most layer of earth
Lithosphere: is the rigid, outermost shell of a rocky planet, and can be identified on the basis of its mechanical properties.
Rock cycle: is a basic concept in geology that describes the dynamic transitions through geologic time among the three main rock types: Sedimentary, Metamorphic, And Igneous.
Sediment: is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice, and/or by the force of gravity acting on the particles.
Foliated: are formed within the Earth's interior under extremely high pressures that are unequal, occurring when the pressure is greater in one.
Igneous Rock: rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic. Igneous rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
Metamorphic Rock: arise from the transformation of existing rock types, in a process called metamorphism, which means "change in form".
Geology Crossword Say it don't Break it
Across:3. | The inner most layer of earth | 5. | is a mixture of molten or semi-molten rock, volatiles and solids that is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and is expected to exist on other terrestrial planets. | 8. | is a part of a terrestrial planet or other rocky body large enough to have differentiation by density. The interior of Earth, similar to the other terrestrial planets, is chemically divided into layers. The mantle is a layer between the crust and the outer core. | 9. | also called plutonic rock, igneous rock formed from magma forced into older rocks at depths within the Earth's crust. | 10. | is the molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption and the resulting rock after solidification and cooling. | 11. | is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that have shaped it. |
| 13. | are formed within the Earth's interior under extremely high pressures that are unequal, occurring when the pressure is greater in one. | 16. | is the highly viscous, mechanically weak and deforming region of the upper mantle of the Earth. | 17. | is a compound containing an anionic silicon compound. | 18. | is a basic concept in geology that describes the dynamic transitions through geologic time among the three main rock types: Sedimentary, Metamorphic, And Igneous. | 19. | rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic. Igneous rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. |
| | Down:1. | refers to the mantle in the region under the lithosphere and the asthenosphere, but above the outer core. | 2. | is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice, and/or by the force of gravity acting on the particles. | 4. | refers to the mode of igneous volcanic rock formation in which hot magma from inside the Earth. | 6. | | 7. | is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet or natural satellite, which is chemically distinct from the underlying mantle. |
| 8. | arise from the transformation of existing rock types, in a process called metamorphism, which means "change in form". | 12. | is the rigid, outermost shell of a rocky planet, and can be identified on the basis of its mechanical properties. | 14. | | 15. | are composed of fragments of pre-existing minerals and rock. A fragment of geological detritus, chunks and smaller grains of rock broken off other rocks by physical weathering. |
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Geology Crossword Say it don't Break it
Across:3. | The inner most layer of earth | 5. | is a mixture of molten or semi-molten rock, volatiles and solids that is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and is expected to exist on other terrestrial planets. | 8. | is a part of a terrestrial planet or other rocky body large enough to have differentiation by density. The interior of Earth, similar to the other terrestrial planets, is chemically divided into layers. The mantle is a layer between the crust and the outer core. | 9. | also called plutonic rock, igneous rock formed from magma forced into older rocks at depths within the Earth's crust. | 10. | is the molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption and the resulting rock after solidification and cooling. | 11. | is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that have shaped it. |
| 13. | are formed within the Earth's interior under extremely high pressures that are unequal, occurring when the pressure is greater in one. | 16. | is the highly viscous, mechanically weak and deforming region of the upper mantle of the Earth. | 17. | is a compound containing an anionic silicon compound. | 18. | is a basic concept in geology that describes the dynamic transitions through geologic time among the three main rock types: Sedimentary, Metamorphic, And Igneous. | 19. | rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic. Igneous rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. |
| | Down:1. | refers to the mantle in the region under the lithosphere and the asthenosphere, but above the outer core. | 2. | is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice, and/or by the force of gravity acting on the particles. | 4. | refers to the mode of igneous volcanic rock formation in which hot magma from inside the Earth. | 6. | | 7. | is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet or natural satellite, which is chemically distinct from the underlying mantle. |
| 8. | arise from the transformation of existing rock types, in a process called metamorphism, which means "change in form". | 12. | is the rigid, outermost shell of a rocky planet, and can be identified on the basis of its mechanical properties. | 14. | | 15. | are composed of fragments of pre-existing minerals and rock. A fragment of geological detritus, chunks and smaller grains of rock broken off other rocks by physical weathering. |
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