week6 spelling words
Across
- 2. a fundamental geological process occurring at convergent plate boundaries where one tectonic plate, typically dense oceanic lithosphere, bends and sinks beneath a less-dense, overriding plate into the Earth's mantle
- 5. plate tectonic plate in the eastern Pacific Ocean
- 6. a vent, fissure, or opening in the Earth's crust that allows molten rock (magma), ash, and gases to escape from below the surface
- 8. massive, slow-moving, perennial bodies of compacted snow and ice
- 9. a volcanic chain surrounding the Pacific Ocean
Down
- 1. plate a major tectonic plate covering most of the Eurasian landmass, excluding the Indian subcontinent, Arabia, and far eastern Siberia
- 3. Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale, and Source
- 4. plate massive, irregularly shaped slabs of solid rock
- 7. occurs when two tectonic plate converge at a convergent boundary