Plate Motion
Across
- 3. a natural feature of Earth’s surface
- 7. the place where two tectonic plates meet
- 8. a large piece of Earth’s crust that moves slowly
- 9. when two tectonic plates move toward each other
- 11. a long underwater mountain chain where new crust forms
- 12. a deep valley in the ocean floor created when one plate goes under another
Down
- 1. a sudden shaking of the ground caused by moving plates
- 2. preserved remains or traces of a living thing from long ago
- 4. when two tectonic plates move away from each other
- 5. a side view that shows the inside of something
- 6. when a volcano releases lava, ash, and gases
- 10. the outer layer of Earth