Plate motion crossword
Across
- 2. earths outer layer
- 4. a feature that forms on land
- 6. the pushing of something such as magma, or lava
- 8. when one plate goes under the other into the mantle
- 11. underneath the earths crust
- 12. gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
- 14. landform that rises prominently above its surroundings, generally exhibiting steep slopes
- 15. when magma erupts underwater then cools causing hot black smoke to come out
- 17. when two plates push together and cause earthquakes and volcanos
- 18. a model that shows the inside of something
- 19. a shaking of the ground caused by movement of the Earth's crust
Down
- 1. the lines in connecting the plates
- 2. when two plates come together
- 3. an opening in earths crust which molten rock, hot gases, and other materials erupt
- 5. when convergent plates push together underwater they cause this
- 7. a mixture of molten and semi-molten rock found beneath the surface of the Earth
- 9. when two plates slide away from each other
- 10. a deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
- 13. a large continuous mass of land
- 16. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water