Tectonic plates.
Across
- 4. The type of boundary where plates collide
- 7. The gradual movement of continents over time
- 8. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle that plates glide upon
- 10. A deep valley formed where two plates move apart.
- 11. An undersea mountain chain where new seafloor is created
- 14. A long, narrow, deep depression on the ocean floor
- 16. A major, volcanic, horseshoe-shaped belt around the Pacific Ocean
- 18. Type of boundary where plates move apart
- 19. Molten rock beneath Earth's surface
- 20. The rigid outer layer of Earth, broken into plates
Down
- 1. The process where one plate sinks beneath another
- 2. The type of crust that forms the ocean floor
- 3. The force driving plate movement, often occurring in the mantle
- 5. A mountain that forms where magma erupts
- 6. A deep valley formed where two plates move apart
- 9. The scientist who proposed Continental Drift
- 12. Type of plate boundary where plates slide past each other
- 13. A supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago
- 15. The shaking of the ground caused by plate movement
- 17. The type of crust that forms the continents