Earth Science Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. What is created when two continental plates are at a convergent boundary?
  2. 6. How many plates are there?
  3. 9. ________ rock is formed by heat and pressure
  4. 11. A plate boundary where the plates move alongside each other
  5. 13. The classification of molten rock above the surface
  6. 14. _______ are found in areas of subduction
  7. 15. What type of rock can have vesicles?
  8. 16. What type of plate boundary causes mid-ocean ridges?
Down
  1. 1. Plates rest on the ______
  2. 2. Layers in sedimentary rock are called _______
  3. 3. The main material that makes up the ocean plates/floor
  4. 4. Which layer of the earth is completely liquid?
  5. 6. What happens when a continental plate meets an oceanic plate?
  6. 7. The type of metamorphism where molted rock heats up and changes surrounding rock
  7. 8. Where are the tectonic plates located?
  8. 10. Volcanoes can cause _________
  9. 12. Nonexplosive eruptions occur when there is little water and ______