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2. Lie along boundaries of tectonic plates where earthquakes occur frequently
4. Able to be shaped and molded easily
7. Occurs when two convergent plates collide
8. The innermost layer of the Earth, comprised of mostly iron and nickel
10. Ocean Ridge Occur along divergent plate boundaries, where new ocean floor is made
15. An oceanic plate which also happens to be the largest plate on Earth
17. A group of islands scattered across a body of water
18. The moving of Earth's magma, making tectonic plates too move

1. The state of matter where matter is less tightly packed than a solid but not gaseous
2. The remains of dead animals and plants after long periods of time
3. Beneath the crust and made mostly of rocks and mineral
5. Deposit of dead plants compressed and heated over the course of millions of years
6. The outer part of the Earth containing the crust and outer mantle
8. A shell mostly made up of solid rocks and minerals
9. The state of matter where matter is most tightly packed
11. One of the main metals in the Earth's core
12. Either created by erosion or by subduction
13. At the border of divergent plates, and can occur both on land and under water
14. Wegener Scientist who proposed the continental drift theory
16. One of the main metals in the Earth's core