Science Crossword

3. when a subducting slab sinks into the hot mantle because of a difference in temperature.
7. cracks on earth's crust.
8. is the force that resists all forces associated with plate movement in subduction zones.
10. These structures are constructed from accumulated lava flows,pyroclasts, and other igneous rocks that piled up over time.
12. occurs when the lithosphere is pushed up by the asthenosphere because of convection currents from the mantle.
13. either push tectonic plates toward one another or pull them apart.
14. resists movement of lithospheric plates.

1. large landforms that rise well above the ground and have steep slopes and a peak generally higher than a hill.
2. formed when a continental plate is subducted beneath another continental plate, the immense forces of compression fold the crust develop mountain ranges.
4. occues when a heavey plate is pulled into the mantle but resists subduction because of friction.
5. refers to the movement of faults along the angle of the fault plane.
6. refers to the shaking of the earth as a result of the breaking or shifting of the rocks of the tectonic plates, which releases seismic energy.
9. act against the driving forces of plate tectonics.
11. occurs between two colliding plates, one subducting underneath the other, whereby convection currents in the upper mantle suck both plates down.