Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 6. boundary that seperates the crust and the mantle
- 7. he proposed the Seafloor Spreading together with Dietz
- 9. core:It is made up of solid iron and nickel
- 10. remains or traces of organisms from the remote past
- 12. outermost and thinnest layer of the Earth
- 13. that can only travel through the surface of the Earth
- 14. a Greek word which means "All Earth"
- 16. seismic waves are recorded
- 18. wave that cause the most damage to structures during an earthquake
- 19. deposits: evidence that leads to the idea that Antartica once experienced a tropical climate
- 20. evidence where the rock formations in Africa line up with that in South America as if it was a mountain range
Down
- 1. the outermost rigid shell
- 2. the process in which the crust plunges back into earth
- 3. branch of geology that deals with the that shaprs the Earth's crust
- 4. the force that drives the plates to move around
- 5. boundary
- 8. pull: is the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction
- 11. Gondwanaland and ______ are the two smaller supercontinent
- 15. during this period Pangaea started to break into two smaller supercontinents
- 17. seafloor: destroyed at the subduction zone and melts in the mantle