Across
- 2. made up of mostly iron and nickel that is on top of the inner core and underneath the mantle
- 4. a large extended depression with steep walls
- 5. the rigid outer part of the earth made up of the crust and upper mantle
- 6. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur
- 8. the movement of tectonic plates over geological time
- 12. where two tectonic plates separate
- 13. the tough outer part of the earth
- 16. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
- 18. the mostly solid mass of earth's interior
- 19. the thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses
- 20. sudden and violent shaking of the ground that can end up causing great destruction
Down
- 1. the thin part of the earth's crust which is under the ocean basins
- 3. edges where two plates meet
- 7. where two tectonic plates slide against each other
- 9. where two tectonic plates meet
- 10. the solid innermost part of the earth
- 11. a large elevation of the earth's surface rising above the surrounding level
- 14. a long narrow ditch
- 15. first person to formulate the idea of continental drift
- 17. giant irregularly shaped solid piece of rock
