Plate Tectonic/Rock Cycle Crossward Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. any solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter that occurs naturally as part of our planet
  2. 7. the uppermost mantle, along with the overlying crust, that behaves as a strong layer
  3. 9. forms when sediment is eventually compacted and cemented
  4. 10. molten material that forms deep beneath earth's surface
  5. 11. two plates grind past each other without harming the lithosphere
  6. 15. and thereby produce earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and the crust itself
  7. 16. a surface feature in the sea floor produced by a descending plate during subduction
  8. 18. weathered earth materials
  9. 19. a fault along which the movement is horizontal and and parallel to the trend of the fault
  10. 20. the rock above the fault plane has moved down relative to the rock below
  11. 21. a result in which the material above the fault plane moves up in relation to the material below
Down
  1. 1. interactions among earth's water, air, and land that can cause rocks to change from one type to another
  2. 3. forms when magma cools and hardens underneath earth's surface or as a result from a volcanic eruption
  3. 4. a theory that proposes earth's outer shell consists of individual plates that interact in various
  4. 5. two plates move together
  5. 6. in which rocks are physically or chemically broken down by air, water, and living things
  6. 8. a reverse fault with a dip less than 45°, normally about 10-15°
  7. 10. a sedimentary rock that goes under extreme pressure and heat
  8. 12. process in which plate tectonics form a new oceanic lithosphere
  9. 13. two plates move apart
  10. 14. magma that reaches earth's surface
  11. 17. destructive plate margins where the oceanic crust is being pushed down into the mantle