Pangea

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Across
  1. 3. The layer of Earth on which tectonic plates move.
  2. 7. The breaking apart of Pangea led to the formation of this continent to the south.
  3. 8. The type of boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  4. 9. The breaking apart of Pangea led to the formation of this continent to the north.
  5. 13. The theory that explains the movement of Earth's continents over time.
Down
  1. 1. The process by which continents slowly move apart.
  2. 2. The supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  3. 4. The modern-day continent that was once part of Pangea and includes the Amazon rainforest.
  4. 5. The force that drives plate tectonics, caused by heat from Earth's interior.
  5. 6. The large ocean that surrounded Pangea.
  6. 10. The type of boundary where two tectonic plates collide.
  7. 11. The type of rock that records past continental movements.
  8. 12. The scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift.