Tectonic Plate Crossword
Across
- 3. Boundary, Tectonic plates moving opposite ways from each other.
- 7. The viscous upper layer of Earths mantle.
- 10. Molten rock under the Earths surface.
- 12. These occur due to tectonic plates moving releasing energy that sends energy waves through the crust and creates shakes on Earths surface.
- 14. Forms, Formed by two convergent tectonic plates pressed against each other.
- 16. Boundary, Tectonic plates moving away from each other creating new crust.
- 17. The rupture in Earths crust due to tectonic plates moving under each other.
- 19. The hot and dense centre of Earth.
Down
- 1. Boundary, Tectonic plates moving away from each other destroying old crust.
- 2. The type of plates formed by convergent boundaries.
- 4. The outer solid shell of Earth.
- 5. The planet we live on.
- 6. The outer part of Earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- 7. The layer\layers of gasses surrounding a planet.
- 8. Spreading, The process in which tectonic plates split apart from each other.
- 9. The mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
- 11. A big wave
- 13. The former large continent that has had other parts of it broken off.
- 15. Molten rock the breaks through the crust to Earth's surface.
- 18. The type of plates formed by divergent boundaries.