Unit 4B Science Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. portion of earths crust that lies beneath the oceans; it is thinner than the continental crust.
  2. 4. above sea level
  3. 6. formed where two sections of earths crust are colliding.
  4. 7. form where lithospheric plates are moving away from each other.
  5. 9. rocky material that makes up the continents; its less dense and contains a greater amount of lighter colored minerals than the oceanic crust
  6. 10. on a map, a line that connects points of equal elevation above level.
  7. 12. under the sea mountain range that forms where two parts of earths crust are pushing apartr
  8. 13. Map that shows the shape and elevation of the land surfacing using contour lines, and shows other land feature using symbols.
Down
  1. 1. the process in which one lithospheric plate slides under another; occurs at converging plate boundaries.
  2. 2. mountains formed when rocks move along faults, leaving blocks of crust at different elevations.
  3. 5. mountains formed by the bending of rocks.
  4. 8. a boundary between two lithospheric plates are sliding past eachother.
  5. 11. outermost layer of earths surface, which is rocky and solid; includes the crust and the rigid part of the upper mantle.