Plate Motion Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. the place where two plates meet
  2. 7. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  3. 12. moving toward the same place
  4. 13. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  5. 14. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  6. 15. any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
Down
  1. 1. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
  2. 2. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  3. 3. 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
  4. 4. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  5. 6. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  6. 8. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  7. 9. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  8. 10. moving apart in different directions
  9. 11. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints