ES Vocab Review 1B

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Across
  1. 2. when two ____ plates move apart, new crust is formed
  2. 6. landform created in the ocean by a hotspot
  3. 8. the biggest planet in our solar system
  4. 9. if a boundary has many volcanoes AND earthquakes, it is most likely a ____ boundary
  5. 12. formed when magma melts through a part of the crust, not near a plate boundary
  6. 16. the hottest planet in our solar system
  7. 17. name for the process when one plate is pulled beneath the other
  8. 21. type of convergent boundary formed when two different types of plates collide
  9. 22. the type of variable that is changed by the person doing the experiment
  10. 23. area of low elevation formed at a convergent boundary
Down
  1. 1. the gas giant with retrograde rotation
  2. 3. type of convergent boundary formed when two of the same type of plates collide; forms mountains
  3. 4. the most dense layer of the Earth
  4. 5. the explosion of a star is called a _____
  5. 7. plate tectonics occurs because of convection currents in this layer of the Earth
  6. 10. the layer of the Earth that the tectonic plates are made of
  7. 11. the youngest crust is found near a ___ boundary
  8. 13. an explanation of something that occurs naturally; supported by a lot of evidence/data
  9. 14. area of higher elevation formed at the center of a divergent boundary
  10. 15. the only liquid layer of the Earth
  11. 18. a “belt” of these is located in the space between Mars and Jupiter
  12. 19. type of boundary that causes earthquakes but not volcanoes
  13. 20. the terrestrial planets are more ___ than the gas giants because they are made of rocky materials