Plate Tectonics

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Across
  1. 5. The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
  2. 6. __________ often occur when transform plates slide past each other
  3. 7. A huge mass of ice and snow that moves slowly over the land
  4. 8. _______ is where new ocean floor is produced
  5. 9. ___________ happens when continents slowly move across Earth's surface
  6. 10. A deep valley along the ocean floor
  7. 14. Opposite of a normal fault
  8. 15. There is approximately 12 major ______
  9. 16. The ______ is between the crust and core
  10. 18. The process that breaks down rock at the earth's surface
  11. 19. Pushing against or going toward each other
Down
  1. 1. Was called a supercontinent
  2. 2. Moving away from each other
  3. 3. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  4. 4. The rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways, with little up or down motion
  5. 6. Moves fragments of rock and soil
  6. 11. Tension in Earth's crust pulls rock apart, causing _______
  7. 12. The center of the earth
  8. 13. Sliding by each other
  9. 17. The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind that is carrying it and is deposited in a new location