Across
- 3. The layer of Earth on which tectonic plates move.
- 7. The breaking apart of Pangea led to the formation of this continent to the south.
- 8. The type of boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other.
- 9. The breaking apart of Pangea led to the formation of this continent to the north.
- 13. The theory that explains the movement of Earth's continents over time.
Down
- 1. The process by which continents slowly move apart.
- 2. The supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
- 4. The modern-day continent that was once part of Pangea and includes the Amazon rainforest.
- 5. The force that drives plate tectonics, caused by heat from Earth's interior.
- 6. The large ocean that surrounded Pangea.
- 10. The type of boundary where two tectonic plates collide.
- 11. The type of rock that records past continental movements.
- 12. The scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift.
