Tectonic Plates crossword
Across
- 2. the northern part when the continents started to separate
- 4. sits between earth's core and its thin outer layer
- 6. this is created when two plates collide into each other that have simular thickness and weight
- 7. the process that causes the asthenosphere and the lithosphere to move
- 11. term used to describe the movement of continents
- 13. when plates move away from each other they pull apart the earths crust to make this
- 14. earth’s furthest layer
- 19. tectonic plates lie on top of a molten layer of rock called this
- 20. something widely believed but not a fact
Down
- 1. along with granite something the tectonic plates are made of
- 3. where the most earthquakes happen along the rim of this ocean
- 5. a term used to describe the fitting of continents
- 8. plate tectonics show how this is made
- 9. when two plates collide together with one going under the other
- 10. the southern part when the continents started to separate
- 12. structure of the earth's crust
- 15. when the continents were all together
- 16. when tectonic plates rub against each other this happens
- 17. scientist who came up with the theory of continental drift
- 18. how many major tectonic plates are there?