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Tectonic Enigmas of Earth's Layers
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Across
  • 1. Field analyzing particulate deposits over geological time
  • 3. Plastic layer facilitating lithospheric drift
  • 4. Arch-shaped fold in stratified rocks
  • 5. Earth's magnetic shield deflecting solar wind
  • 8. Type of crust thicker and granitic in nature
  • 12. One plate sinking beneath another at convergent boundary
  • 15. Mountain-building process through plate collision
Down
  • 2. Elevated flatland formed by tectonic uplift
  • 6. Study revealing ancient magnetic polarity reversals
  • 7. Root of word describing Earth's surface shaping study
  • 9. Surface point directly above seismic focus
  • 10. Global water envelope including oceans and ice
  • 11. Rigid outer shell comprising crust and upper mantle
  • 13. Equilibrium concept explaining crustal buoyancy
  • 14. Scientific discipline investigating Earth's tremors
  • 16. Measure of gaseous content in magmatic materials
  • 17. Layered texture in metamorphic rock formation
  • 18. Physics applied to study Earth's interior and forces
  • 19. Post-depositional alteration of sediments into rock

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