Across
- 4. hypothesis that our continents were once connected
- 5. name of the supercontinent proposed by continental drift
- 8. the densest compositional layer
- 9. strong layer between Asthenosphere and outer core
- 11. process when the magnetic poles switch
- 13. process where new oceanic lithosphere forms
- 15. geologist that discovered sea floor spreading
- 16. based on the physical properties of the layer
- 17. based on chemical make up of the layer
- 19. The layer of earth in between the crust and core
- 20. movement of fluid in the mantle that drives tectonic plates
Down
- 1. solid ridged outermost physical layer
- 2. The solid center of earth made mostly of nickle
- 3. slabs of crust that move on top of the asthenosphere
- 6. proposed the idea of continental drift and found evidence
- 7. the liquid layer in earths interior
- 10. Earth's outermost compositional layer
- 12. process where gravity pulls denser materials toward the center
- 14. vibrations through the earth caused by earthquakes
- 18. The viscous layer in the upper mantle where the lithosphere float
