Across
- 2. pressure that builds up leading to 2 plates colliding
- 7. when 2 plates collide
- 9. crust in the earths core
- 12. The mostly solid bulk of the earths interior
- 13. a Phenomenon that occurs when plate tectonics shift
- 14. the mega continent
- 15. when 2 plates move away from eachother
- 17. occurs when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it.
Down
- 1. openings or vents where lava erupts
- 3. any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
- 4. drift the theory of continents drifting apart
- 5. steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean
- 6. a long narrow, elevated strip of land or any raised strip or band
- 8. a natural feature of the earths surface
- 9. core the very hot, dense center of our planet
- 10. 2 plates moving towards eachother
- 11. huge waves from the ocean caused by an earth quake
- 14. tectonics the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into large slabs of solid rock
- 16. a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them.