Plate Tectonics

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Across
  1. 2. The speed that tectonic plates move
  2. 3. Most earthquakes and volcanoes happen along the ________ of tectonic plates
  3. 6. When 2 tectonic plates SLIDE past each other
  4. 9. One piece of evidence that supports the theory of continental drift, plants and animals
  5. 11. An American chain of islands formed by a hot spot
  6. 13. When 2 tectonic plates move TOWARDS each other
  7. 14. When 2 tectonic plates move AWAY from each other
Down
  1. 1. Islands that are close to the hot spot are _________
  2. 3. Caused by the movement of plates at a TRANSFORM boundary
  3. 4. The supercontinent that existed 220 million years ago
  4. 5. Forms chains of islands like the Galapagos
  5. 7. Islands that are far away from a hot spot are _________
  6. 8. The scientist who discovered the Theory of Continental Drift
  7. 10. Liquid middle layer of the Earth
  8. 12. When 1 tectonic plate is pushed UNDER another