science vocab unit 4b

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Across
  1. 5. height above sea level.
  2. 7. the process in which one lithospheric plate slides under another; occurs at converging plate boundaries.
  3. 8. a boundary between two lithospheric plates are sliding past each other.
  4. 9. crust rocky material that makes up the continents; it is less dense and contains a greater amount of lighter colored minerals than oceanic crust.
  5. 10. map that shows the shape and elevation of the land surface using contour lines, and shows other land features using symbols.
  6. 11. on a map, a line that connects points of equal elevation above sea level.
Down
  1. 1. form where lithospheric plates are moving away from each other.
  2. 2. boundary- formed where two sections of earth’s crust are colliding.
  3. 3. mountains formed by the bending of rocks.
  4. 4. mountains formed when rocks move along faults, leaving blocks of crust at different elevations.
  5. 6. under sea mountain range that forms where two parts of earth’s crust are pushing apart.