Chapter 4 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. An area where two plates are sliding past one another in opposite directions.
  2. 6. The hypothesis that the continents used to be together and drifted apart over time.
  3. 8. The deepest valleys in the ocean. (forms by subduction)
  4. 9. An area where two plates are colliding into one another.
  5. 10. The supercontinent that supports continental drift.
Down
  1. 1. The theory that suggests the Earth's crust is made up of multiple plates that cause changes to Earth's surface.
  2. 2. The sinking movement of oceanic crust back into the mantle.
  3. 3. A process that occurs when magma flows up through a crack in Earth's crust and hardens into new rock on both sides.
  4. 5. Long, underwater mountain ranges.
  5. 7. An area where two plates are moving away from each other.