Across
- 2. the biggest planet in our solar system
- 6. the most dense layer of the Earth
- 8. formed when magma melts through a part of the crust, not near a plate boundary
- 11. the hottest planet in our solar system
- 12. the explosion of a star is called a _____
- 13. an explanation of something that occurs naturally; supported by a lot of evidence/data
- 14. if a boundary has many volcanoes AND earthquakes, it is most likely a ____ boundary
- 17. type of convergent boundary formed when two of the same type of plates collide; forms mountains
- 19. type of boundary that causes earthquakes but not volcanoes
- 20. landform created in the ocean by a hotspot
- 21. type of boundary that is considered constructive
- 22. the only liquid layer of the Earth
- 23. the gas giant with retrograde rotation
Down
- 1. when two ____ plates move apart, new crust is formed
- 3. area of low elevation formed at a convergent boundary
- 4. the type of variable that is changed by the person doing the experiment
- 5. the layer of the Earth that the tectonic plates are made of
- 7. a “belt” of these is located in the space between Mars and Jupiter
- 9. type of convergent boundary formed when two different types of plates collide
- 10. name for the process when one plate is pulled beneath the other
- 15. plate tectonics occurs because of convection currents in this layer of the Earth
- 16. the terrestrial planets are more ___ than the gas giants because they are made of rocky materials
- 18. area of higher elevation formed at the center of a divergent boundary