Earth

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Molten rock in the earth's crust (5)
  2. 3. The central part of the Earth (4)
  3. 4. A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when (6)
  4. 7. A crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (5)
  5. 8. Sudden shakings of the ground caused by movement within the Earth. (11)
  6. 9. Condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind (7)
  7. 12. A land mass that projects well above its surroundings (8)
  8. 14. Hard outer layer of the Earth or of bread (5)
  9. 15. A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff (9)

Down

  1. 1. Mountain that erupts with lava (plural) (9)
  2. 2. United States baseball player (6)
  3. 5. The natural process of laying down a ___ of something (10)
  4. 6. The breakdown or alteration of rock at or near the surface of the Earth. (10)
  5. 10. Base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands (5)
  6. 11. The remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated (6)
  7. 13. Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric (5)