2025/2026 Plate Tectonics Review

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Across
  1. 4. This is the only liquid layer of the Earth
  2. 7. This is name of the mega continent that existed 225 million years ago
  3. 8. This type of crust is heavier and more dense
  4. 9. This is the innermost layer; made of solid metal
  5. 10. This layer of the Earth is the thinnest layer and is where we currently are.
  6. 12. This is the theory that says the Earth's crust is broken into pieces that are moving
  7. 13. This is the upper part of the Mantle that cause of tectonic plates to move
Down
  1. 1. This is the bottom part of the crust that is broken into tectonic plates
  2. 2. This is the theory that says that all the continents used to be combined into a mega-continent and have since drifted apart
  3. 3. Alfred ______ was the German scientist who developed the Continental Drift Theory
  4. 5. Fossils, land warping, and continent shapes are all examples of _____ to support the Continental Drift theory
  5. 6. This is the second layer of the Earth
  6. 11. This type of crust is lighter and less dense