Unit 3 Plate Tectonics
Across
- 3. A break in the Earth's crust along which blocks of the crust slide relative to one another due to tectonic forces.
- 4. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
- 6. The type of stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object.
- 7. The central, spherical part of the Earth below the mantle.
- 8. The bending of rock layers due to stress in the Earth's crust.
Down
- 1. The thin, outermost layer of the Earth, or the uppermost part of the lithosphere.
- 2. The amount of force per unit area that is put on a given material.
- 5. The type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed.