so many plates, so little time
Across
- 3. moving toward the same place
- 8. Earthquakes usually happen near this
- 9. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- 10. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
- 12. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
- 14. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
Down
- 1. the mantle is different from the other parts of the geosphere because…
- 2. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- 4. a landform that expels lava, rock fragments, and gas from the Earth's crust
- 5. the material that makes up Earth's outer layer
- 6. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
- 7. these DO NOT cause plates to move
- 11. moving apart in different directions
- 13. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago