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Science Review, Chapters 1-6 Crossword, pt.2

Teacher: Mrs. S. Vandervort
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Across
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Scale that chemists use to express acidity and basicity of substances.
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The theory that states that the earth's crust and upper mantle consist of huge plates slowly drifting as a result of convection currents in the mantle.
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The false belief that all geological processes have always proceeded at the same rate.
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Emerald and aquamarine are two forms of what mineral?
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Theory that has never been proven false.
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When two rock layers are pushed violently together, causing the layers to buckle, a ______ mountain is formed.
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The type of mountain is formed when molten rock collects beneath an overlying rock layer, forcing the layer upward into a blisterlike structure.
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An idea that attempts to reconcile the Bible and evolution is ______ _________.
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Popularized evolution with his book "On the Origin of Species"
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The type of fold that occurs when rocks buckle upward.
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The point on the earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus.
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Metal more valuable than gold or silver
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The red variety of corundum
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The substance that makes up the physical world
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The hypothetical time scale that supposedly charts both the earth's history and the sequence of the rock layers in the earth's crust.
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Large almond-or teardrop-shaped pieces of ejecta formed when larva solidifies
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A low hill formed when a glacier overruns a moraine is a __________.
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The most abundant element in the earth's crust.
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A winding, looping curve in a river on flat ground.
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A mineral test that leaves a line of powder on a plate in a ______ test.