Geology Crossword Puzzle

2. the thickest part of the earth, and is under the crust
5. when two tectonic plates separate
6. the theory that explains how large peices of the Earth's crust move and change shape
8. the outermost part of the core
10. a big crack in the earth, due to a transform boundary
12. stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
14. upper mantle
16. the ring of fire is a good example of this
17. the part of the earth we live on
18. how the layers of the earth move and behave
19. when two tectonic plates slide past each other, or one slides past another

1. gigantic pieces of the crust and upper mantle, they move due to convection currents and contenental drift
3. a theory that Harry Hess discovered, and it is when magma comes out of the earth to make more (bank)
4. the theory that the continents are moving
7. the center of the earth, it is also under the mantle
9. another name for the crust and upper mantle
11. another name for lower mantle
12. some of these layers are the continental crust, oceanic crust,mantle, and core
13. when two tectonic plates come together
15. the innermost part of the core, is also solid due to the pressure of all the other layers of the earth