Continental Drift

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Across
  1. 3. The name of the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  2. 5. Canada is on this Tectonic Plate
  3. 7. Outer layer of the earth
  4. 9. What lined up that made Wegener think the continents were once attached?
  5. 10. Hawaii is located on this Tectonic Plate
  6. 12. Center layer of the earth, a solid sphere
  7. 13. The name of the theory suggesting that continents have moved
  8. 15. Outer layer of the earth comprising the crust and upper mantle which is solid and rigid
Down
  1. 1. The special name for information that supports a theory
  2. 2. Supercontinent from 200 million years ago
  3. 3. This continent has no plate edges running through it or along its edges
  4. 4. The Tectonic Plate on which the UK (England) is located
  5. 6. Layer beneath the earth's crust, the convection in the layer causes the movement of the tectonic plates
  6. 8. Brazil is on this Tectonic Plate
  7. 11. The century when Alfred Wegener developed his theory
  8. 14. What ancient things did Wegener notice on many continents that couldn't have been in all those places had the continents not been attached?
  9. 16. This country is part of both the Eurasian and North American Tectonic Plates