Across
- 4. Plates that float on top of the mantle, these can be continental or oceanic
- 6. Large thick pieces of rock floating on the mantle, these can be up to 30 miles thick
- 7. The liquid part of the center of the Earth
- 8. Tall rock formations created by continental plates colliding
- 9. The Continental and Oceanic plates make up this layer of earth
Down
- 1. A rumbling natural disaster, usually the result of two tectonic plates colliding
- 2. Large thin pieces of rock floating on the mantle, these are only about 5 miles thick
- 3. This layer of Earth is below the crust and is responsible for the floating of the plates
- 5. The solid part of the center of the Earth