Plate Motion Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. One of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
  2. 4. how often or fast something happens
  3. 8. moving apart in different directions
  4. 12. the layer of soft solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
  5. 13. 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
  6. 15. Fossils of this dinosaur were found in South America and Africa
  7. 16. an object, diagram, a computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
  8. 18. to examine in detail for a purpose
  9. 19. an event or series of events that causes changes in the geosphere, such as flowing water or flowing lava
Down
  1. 1. Earth’s outermost layer of hard solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  2. 2. the place where two plates come together
  3. 5. moving toward the same place
  4. 6. a long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  5. 7. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  6. 9. A scientist who looks for patterns in landforms and geologic events in order to better understand Earth
  7. 10. what Earth’s outer layer is made from
  8. 11. a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
  9. 14. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain or a channel
  10. 16. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  11. 17. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like