Across
- 3. ____plumes are masses of hot mantle material that ascend towards the surface causing igneous activity
- 6. ___flow is the motion of matter resulting from change in temperature
- 7. Volcanic activity releases surges of ___ into the atmosphere
- 9. two plates of crust grind past each other without destruction
- 11. Two plates of crust moving together
- 14. Waterways
- 15. Hot things rise to surface then fall to core, therefore the Earth’s crust is constantly ____
- 16. Living things
Down
- 1. Type of volcano with concave, steep, sloping sides
- 2. ___of sediment showed the age of sea floor
- 4. Under tectonic plates; sludgy liquid under extreme heat and pressure
- 5. Gigantic super-continent 200 million years ago
- 8. Crust is part of the zone called the ___
- 10. Two plates of crust moving apart
- 12. Because it is so dense, oceanic lithosphere always ___
- 13. Type of volcano with convex, shallow slopes
