Read the clue. Fill in the crossword puzzle with the correct word. The crossword puzzle will turn green if you are correct! Take a picture of the completed puzzle to show your teacher.
1. the slow movement of the Earth’s continents, which started out as one large continent
2. The outer layer of the Earth’s surface
3. the moving away of rocks and soil by wind, water, or glaciers
4. the remains or impression of an organism in sedimentary rock
5. scientist who studies the Earth and its history
6. form when magma cools and hardens
7. molten rock that rises to the surface of the Earth
8. molten rock found deep in the Earth
9. rock that has been changed by heat and pressure
10. scientist who studies fossils
11. the theory that the Earth’s crust is made up of plates that are in constant motion
12. the description of how rocks can be changed from one type into another
13. bits of broken rock that are carried by wind, streams, or glaciers
14. rock formed by sediments being laid down in layers
15. the process of breaking down rocks into sediments
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