Plate Tectonics (Boundaries)
Across
- 2. two plates that pull away from each other.
- 3. two plates slipping passed one another.
- 5. a line of volcanos located on the outer edges of the Pacific plate
- 7. the plate that hold most of earths water
- 9. the year that the theory became known (in 1900's)
- 14. a land form that is formed where a convergent plate comes together usually shoots out lava
- 15. the plate that holds North America
- 20. two plates pushing against each other that can form mountains.
Down
- 1. the plate in witch the Caribbean lies
- 4. the plate that holds the third largest continent(Africa)
- 6. the plate that upholds fiji
- 8. caused by a divergent plate pulling away from one another and creates an underwater ridge Ex: Mid Atlantic Ridge
- 10. holds the worlds largest continent/also the worlds largest country(Russia)
- 11. the plate in witch South America is located
- 12. the plate just west of the South American plate (stats with a N)
- 13. these are caused by two convergent plates running into each other (they move upward)
- 16. the man who came up with the theory of plate tectonics and continental drift
- 17. the plate in witch Antarctica is located
- 18. the plate in witch the philippines are located
- 19. the plate that lies bettween the eurasian plate and the african plate(Arabian sea)