Layers of the Earth/ Plate Tectonics

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Across
  1. 5. Is under the most intense pressure and is the most dense.
  2. 6. Tectonic plates move slowly over the _____ mantle.
  3. 12. This crust is found under the ocean.
  4. 14. This crust is found under the continents.
  5. 15. How many major plates is the lithosphere broken into?
  6. 16. What is the rigid outer shell of the planet?
  7. 17. Thinnest, outermost layer of the earth.
  8. 18. How does new crust is form when magma rises to the surface between two plates.
Down
  1. 1. Scientist who proposed the idea of continental drift.
  2. 2. Metal found in the outer and inner core.
  3. 3. A supercontinent existed 335 million years ago that is known as ______.
  4. 4. What plate movement can push up to form mountains?
  5. 7. What is the only layer that is liquid?
  6. 8. Responsible for moving the tectonic plates in the mantle.
  7. 9. Between the crust and core, it has an upper and lower part to it.
  8. 10. What direction (N,S,E,W) does the Antarctic Plate move?
  9. 11. This causes friction and pressure, it can be released in the form of earthquakes.
  10. 13. Metal found in the outer and inner core.