Continental Drift.
Across
- 3. A series of large waves that result from an underwater earthquake.
- 5. Spreading: A theory that the middle of the ocean is spreading apart, forming new oceanic crust.
- 7. Tectonics: The theory that the surface of the Earth is divided into a series of plates that continually moving.
- 8. Lithosphere; the outer layer of the Earth
- 13. Plate: A rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly.
- 14. The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of molecules in air or liquid from one place to another.
- 18. Ridge: A series of underwater mountains that form as a result of tectonic plates moving apart and allowing magma to rise.
- 19. To be reduced from a solid state to a liquid state.
- 20. The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or place.
- 21. Boundary: The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving apart.
- 23. Mass: A large continuous piece of land.
- 25. The layer of molten rock located beneath the Earth's crust.
- 26. Rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos.
Down
- 1. Relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters.
- 2. A fracture in rock where tectonic plates have moved.
- 4. Trench: A deep ditch under the ocean along a tectonic plate boundary
- 5. The movement of one tectonic plate under another tectonic plate.
- 6. Plates: A large layer of solid rock that covers part of the Earth's surface.
- 9. Boundary: The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other.
- 10. Someone who is specialised in the history of the Earth recorded in rocks.
- 11. Crash into each other with violent impact.
- 12. The regions of the Earth where living organisms exist.
- 15. Shelf: Underwater cliffs between the beach and ocean
- 16. Current: The current or flow of air or liquid that results from the transfer of thermal energy through convection
- 17. The centre of the Earth
- 22. Valley: A deep valley that forms as a result of tectonic plates moving apart on land.
- 24. Floor: The bottom of a sea or ocean
- 25. Semi-liquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface.