Across
- 1. The layer of the Earth that contains tectonic plates
- 3. The Earth's innermost layer
- 5. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core
- 6. The Earth's outermost layer
- 7. The area where two tectonic plates meet
- 10. Type of boundary where plates move apart
- 11. OF TECTONIC PLATE The force that causes earthquakes and volcanoes
- 13. The place within the Earth where an earthquake originates
- 15. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground
Down
- 2. The type of boundary where one plate is forced under another
- 3. The type of plate boundary where plates move towards each other
- 4. The molten rock beneath the Earth's surface
- 6. The process by which continents move
- 8. The theory that describes the movement of Earth's plates
- 9. Hot molten or semi-molten rock that erupts from a volcano
- 11. OCEAN RIDGE A place where new oceanic crust forms
- 12. The point on the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
- 14. The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
- 16. The type of plate boundary where plates slide past each other