Sc 8: pp 196-199

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Across
  1. 2. the lithosphere is broken into 15 major plates that fit together like this
  2. 3. a stress that squeezes or shortens material
  3. 9. Earth is divided into ____, from its innermost core to its outermost surface
  4. 11. bending, tilting, and breaking of rock
  5. 14. _____ allows the asthenosphere to rise toward Earth's surface and melt
  6. 15. it is a rigid, solid layer made of rock
  7. 18. the amount of force per area put on a body
  8. 19. here, the rock is weak and it flows very slowly
  9. 20. large, moving pieces
  10. 21. the push against each other and buckle
  11. 22. thicker and older than oceanic lithosphere
Down
  1. 1. the denser plate sinks beneath the less dense plate
  2. 4. a type of plate boundary
  3. 5. a transform boundary that is located between the North American plate and the Pacific plate
  4. 6. the process of on plate sinking below another
  5. 7. made up of younger rock and is denser than continental lithosphere
  6. 8. causes a material to twist or become distorted
  7. 10. compression can also cause breaks in rock
  8. 12. a type of plate boundary
  9. 13. a type of plate boundary
  10. 16. a stress that lengthens a material or pulls it apart
  11. 17. melted rock