Plate Motion

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Across
  1. 2. the layer of soft solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  2. 5. the second super continent that was made up of India, A
  3. 6. an extinct reptile whose fossils were found on two different continents
  4. 7. Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water.
  5. 10. the German scientist who gave us the idea that the continents were one super continent
  6. 12. an underwater microphone that records plate motion
  7. 13. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  8. 16. the curator at the museum we've been assisting
  9. 17. the location of the museum
  10. 19. how often or fast something happens
  11. 20. the number of signals it takes to calculate GPS positioning
  12. 21. to move together
  13. 23. scientist who works for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
  14. 24. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
Down
  1. 1. something we observe to repeat over and over again
  2. 3. to examine in detail for a purpose
  3. 4. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  4. 8. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  5. 9. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  6. 11. the place where two plates meet
  7. 14. to move apart
  8. 15. this Mexican state sits on multiple plate boundaries (including: Cocos, North American, Pacific, and Rivera)
  9. 18. one of the few places to have an on land mid ocean ridge
  10. 20. another word for earthquake
  11. 22. the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement