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Earth Science Review

Name __________________________  
Date___________________________
Across
As a glacier flows over land, it picks up rocks in a process called _____.
The decayed remains of once-living creatures that forms rich organic material in soil is called _____.
The hardness of a mineral is determined by a _____ test.
A volcano that is unlikely to ever erupt again is called _____.
Structure that rises from the floor of a cavern.
Usually a combination of two or more minerals
___________ weathering - breaking down rocks into sediments with a different chemical composition from the original rock.
Molten rock beneath Earth's surface
The idea that continents are slowly moving over the Earth's surface is known as continental _______.
You live in the inner most or lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere called _____.
Layer of the atmosphere that blocks uv radiation.
Inorganic crystalline substances found naturally in the earth.
A cavern is caused by erosion due to _________.
Rock formed from cooled molten rock.
Rocks that form when small particles or rocks or remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together are _______.
The Earth's ______ core is a dense ball of solid metal.
Point on the Earth's surface above where the earthquake is triggered is called the ______.
The distance in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian.
A sleeping volcano is called _____.
When sediment is put down, the process is called ______.
When plates move apart, they are said to ______.
The outer and inner core are made mostly of the metals _______ and nickel.
Down
Repeating geometric shape of a mineral.
Distance north or south of the equator is measured using _____.
The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer layer is the ____.
Basic building block of rocks.
_____ waves are vibrations similar to sound waves that carry energy released by an earthquake.
Main cause of erosion and weathering
Rock that has undergone change, usually due to heat and/or pressure.
Layer of soil that is rich in humus.
When a loop is cut off from the river, a/an _____ lake forms.
Igneous rock that formed from lava that erupted on the Earth's surface is called_____.
A _____ begins over warm ocean water as a low-pressure area or tropical disturbance.
Where two plates meet is called a _______.
Sediment deposits carried to the end of a river can form this.
An icicle-like structure hanging down from the ceiling of a cavern.
An imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the North and South Pole.
On a topographic map, a _____ line connects points of equal elevation.
The color of a minerals powder is called its _________.
The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest part of an area is its _______.