Plate Tectonics
Across
- 3. The edges where tectonic plates meet and interact.
- 6. Plate A plate that carries continents and landmasses.
- 8. The layer of the Earth beneath the crust.
- 10. Boundary A boundary where plates move toward each other.
- 12. Tectonics The theory that the Earth's crust is divided into large, moving plates.
- 13. Zone An area where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another.
- 14. Large pieces of the Earth's crust that move slowly.
- 15. Range A series of mountains that are closely related in shape, structure, and alignment.
Down
- 1. Boundary A boundary where plates move away from each other.
- 2. A crack or fracture in the Earth's crust along which movement has occurred.
- 4. Plate A plate that carries ocean floor and seafloor.
- 5. Mountains formed by the eruption of molten rock from within the Earth.
- 7. Sudden shaking of the Earth's surface caused by plate movement.
- 9. Boundary A boundary where plates slide past each other.
- 11. Crust The outermost layer of the Earth's surface.