Earth's Structure and Tectonic Plates
Across
- 4. this piece of evidence explains why palm tree fossils have been found in very cold regions of the Earth
- 6. the thick middle layer in the solid part of Earth
- 8. this theory states that tectonic plates are constantly moving
- 10. scrapes across rocks where a glacier once was
- 11. outermost layer
- 13. Earth's entire solid body
- 15. the scientists who is generally credit with the continental drift theory
- 17. the rigid layer of Earth that includes the crust and the uppermost mantle
- 18. rock formations, rivers, and lakes appear to match up on different continents due to this piece of evidence
- 19. a ball-like shape
Down
- 1. evidence of dead plants and animals
- 2. the force that every object exerts on every other object because of their masses
- 3. the outer part of Earth's magnetic field
- 4. currents are found in the mantle and cause the tectonic plates to move
- 5. the earth is made up of___________ which are constantly moving along above the mantle
- 7. a plastic, or flowing, layer within Earth's mantle
- 9. solid form
- 12. the amount of mass per unit of volume
- 14. liquid form and moves
- 16. "super-continent"