Plate Tectonics

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