Chapter 14

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Across
  1. 4. A sudden release of energy in Earth’s crust, causing shaking.
  2. 5. The bending of rock layers under compressive forces.
  3. 7. Spreading The formation of new crust at mid-ocean ridges.
  4. 8. A crack in Earth's crust where plates are pulling apart.
  5. 10. The breaking of rock layers along a crack or fault.
  6. 13. Molten rock beneath Earth's surface.
  7. 14. A vent in Earth's crust through which magma erupts.
  8. 15. Spot A localized area of heat in the mantle that can form volcanoes.
Down
  1. 1. Boundary A boundary where two plates move apart.
  2. 2. Tectonics The theory explaining the movement of Earth's plates.
  3. 3. The process by which one plate moves beneath another.
  4. 6. Boundary A boundary where two plates collide.
  5. 9. Plume A column of hot rock rising through the mantle.
  6. 11. Boundary A boundary where two plates slide past each other.
  7. 12. Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface.