Plate Tectonics
Across
- 3. At a convergent boundary two plates move _________________each other.
- 4. The name of the theory that describes how Earth’s surface changes today.
- 5. At a transform boundary two plates ______ past each other.
- 7. The underwater mountain range formed at a divergent boundary.
- 8. The name of the fault that is an example of a transform boundary.
- 10. The place where a convergent plate slides back down into the mantle is called a _______________zone.
- 13. The last name of a volcano in the U.S. that formed at a convergent boundary.
- 15. The transfer of heat by the movement of a heated fluid is called________________.
- 16. The type of plate boundary where two plates separate from each other.
- 20. The force that helps to pull plates back into the mantle.
- 21. The lithosphere is broken up into pieces called_______________.
Down
- 1. Plates are broken up pieces of the ___________________.
- 2. The theory states that the plates move by _______ _________ in the mantle.
- 6. The theory of plate tectonics states that the plates are in constant slow_____________.
- 9. The type of landform that erupts lava and can happen at all boundaries except transform.
- 11. At a divergent boundary two plates _________from each other.
- 12. The type of plate boundary where two plates move towards each other.
- 14. The place where two plates meet.
- 17. The type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.
- 18. The shaking action that can happen at all types of boundaries is called an _______________.
- 19. The mountain range formed at a convergent boundary.