Natural Resources

4. The scientific theory that the lithosphere is made up of rigid pieces, called tectonic plates, that move across Earth’s surface.
5. The limitations on an engineering solution.
7. The process by which the rocks on either side of the mid-ocean ridge slowly pull away from
9. A useful source of material or energy that comes from nature.
10. The process by which a collision between two tectonic plates forces the denser plate under the less dense plate.
11. The requirements that must be met for an engineering solution to be successful.

1. A prediction or statement based on limited evidence that can be tested by observation and experimentation.
2. A break in Earth’s crust where the rocks on either side have moved
3. A well-established group of ideas or models that is supported by a large amount of evidence and that can be used to explain many different phenomena.
6. The hypothesis that the continents slowly drifted to their current positions after having been part of a single, giant landmass that broke apart.
8. molten rock to rise,solidify, and form new seafloor.