Plate Tectonics and Parts of the Earth
Across
- 2. found out the movement of the continents
- 5. Similar glacial deposits and striations exist in South America and Africa.
- 10. Two plates grind past each other in opposite directions.
- 11. Discovered the missing link for Wegners Theory.
- 13. The innermost part of the Earth.
- 15. a line that marks the limits of an area/a dividing line.
- 16. The mountain ranges on the east coast of North America and northern Europe are made of the same type of rock which formed at the same time.
- 18. A region where two tectonic plates converge into each other.
- 19. Magma from the Earth's mantle rises to the crust and causes 2 plates to diverge from each other.
- 20. The coastline of the continents seem to fit together
Down
- 1. Is subdivided into tectonic plates.
- 3. derived from the Latin expression “entire earth.”
- 4. THe molten rock found in the mantle.
- 6. Greek word for rock or stone.
- 7. There are boundaries between them, as they shift, they interact with each other in these boundary areas.
- 8. Sits in the center of the Earth (the core) and spins in a liquid
- 9. Middle Region of the Earth.
- 12. Scientists use the size and development of bone to determine the period and lifespan of animals.
- 14. The motion or movement of the continents over the years.
- 17. Outermost Region of the Earth.