Our Dynamic Earth!

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
p a t t t o n i s
The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
2.
A f r e d g e e r
3.
H a r r H e
4.
s o r
A measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms
5.
d i e g e t
Tending to move apart in different directions
6.
c o v e r e t
Tending to come together from different directions
7.
a n s f r m
To subject to a mathematical ___
8.
a n e a
A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when
9.
r s t
Hard outer layer of the Earth or of bread
10.
m a n t
United States baseball player
11.
n n r o r e
12.
o t e c o e
13.
l i s p h e e
The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
14.
a t h o s p h r e
The lower layer of the crust
15.
g r a n i
Plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture
16.
a a l t
The commonest type of solidified lava
17.
i r o
Strong metal used to make tools and nails
18.
n i l e
19.
c v e c t i n
The transfer of heat through a fluid caused by molecular motion
20.
l a r s
A relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another (plural)
21.
o u n t i s
A large number or amount or extent (plural)
22.
v a l e
A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
23.
e r t h q u e
A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement within the Earth.