Earth's Layers, Plate Tectonics & Rocks
Across
- 2. _______________ rock is formed from the cementing and compacting of sediments
- 3. layer of the Earth that is broken into tectonic plates
- 4. ____________ rock is formed from the hardening and cooling of magma/lava
- 7. denser plate sinks below less dense plate
- 9. ____________________ rock is formed from intense heat and pressure
- 11. tectonic plates that move away from each other
- 12. subduction zones create _________________
- 14. tectonic plates that slide past each other
- 17. Transform boundaries create ____________ lines
Down
- 1. _______________ layer of Earth that moves because of plasticity
- 5. ________ core is made of solid iron and nickel
- 6. The breakdown of rock into sediments is called ________________
- 8. new _________, rift valleys & mid ocean ridges are created at divergent boundaries
- 10. tectonic plates that move towards each other
- 13. convection currents occur in the ______________
- 15. ________ core is made of liquid iron and nickel
- 16. a convergent boundary can create a _______________