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