Continental Drift

2. The prehistoric plant fossil found across Antarctica and South America that proves ancient land connections.
6. The scientific explanation for how the Earth’s large surface pieces move (Plate ________).
7. The slow movement of the Earth's landmasses over geological time (Continental ________).
8. The boundary type where plates move toward each other, potentially forming mountains.
9. A deep ocean feature, like the Mariana, formed at a subduction zone.
10. The process where one tectonic plate is forced underneath another at a convergent boundary.

1. The type of heat-driven currents in the mantle that act like a "conveyor belt" for plates.
3. The large, broken pieces of the Earth's surface that move a few centimeters per year.
4. The softer, circulating layer beneath the Earth's crust that plates "float" on.
5. The boundary type where plates move apart and new crust is formed.
6. A boundary type where plates slide past each other, often resulting in earthquakes.