Plate Tectonics Bellringer - #1

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Across
  1. 2. Molten rock that has erupted to the Earth's surface.
  2. 5. A rupture in the crust of the Earth that allows hot lava to escape from a magma chamber below the surface
  3. 8. A tectonic process whereby plates move away from each other.
  4. 11. A break in Earth's crust where movement of rock occurs
  5. 12. A tectonic process that results when one plate overrides another and forces it down into Earth's mantle
  6. 13. The upper layer of Earth's interior, including the crust and the upper mantle
Down
  1. 1. Molten rock below the surface of the Earth
  2. 3. Mid-ocean ____________ are areas of seafloor spreading and crust formation
  3. 4. A tectonic process whereby plates move toward each other
  4. 6. A fault when one plate slips suddenly and violently past another
  5. 7. The thick, dense layer of rock between Earth's crust and its core
  6. 9. The uppermost division of the solid earth.
  7. 10. Large movable segments of the lithosphere