Plate Motion Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  2. 5. moving toward the same place
  3. 6. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
  4. 8. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  5. 10. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  6. 12. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  7. 14. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
Down
  1. 1. moving apart in different directions
  2. 3. the place where two plates meet
  3. 4. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  4. 7. to examine in detail for a purpose
  5. 9. a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
  6. 11. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  7. 13. how often or fast something happens