Plate Tectonics

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