Rock & Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. The thick layer beneath the Earth's crust.
  2. 4. The outermost, rigid layer of the Earth that includes the crust.
  3. 8. A type of rock formed from cooled magma or lava.
  4. 9. A place where Earth's plates push together.
  5. 11. A place where Earth's plates move apart.
  6. 13. Hot, melted rock inside the Earth.
  7. 14. The shifting plates of the Earth's surface.
  8. 15. The process of breaking down rocks by wind, water, or ice.
Down
  1. 1. A mountain that erupts with lava and ash.
  2. 3. The process by which sediment settles in a new location.
  3. 5. A crack in Earth's crust where movement occurs.
  4. 6. A type of rock changed by heat and pressure.
  5. 7. The ground shakes when this happens.
  6. 10. A type of rock made from compacted sediment.
  7. 12. The movement of rock and sediment by natural forces.