Across
- 1. Large, rigid slabs of Earth's lithosphere (crust and upper mantle) that float and move atop the semi-fluid asthenosphere.
- 5. A major horseshoe-shaped belt around the Pacific Ocean characterized by frequent earthquakes and active volcanoes due to convergent boundaries and subduction zones.
- 6. Heat-driven cyclical currents in Earth's mantle that act as the primary engine moving tectonic plates.
- 8. An area where one tectonic plate is forced downward beneath another plate and into the mantle.
- 9. A zone where two plates collide, leading to mountain building, deep trenches, or subduction.
- 10. A zone where two plates move apart, allowing magma to rise and form new oceanic crust (like mid-ocean ridges
Down
- 2. Sudden ground shaking caused by the release of accumulated stress and energy as rocks slip along fault lines.
- 3. A zone where two plates slide horizontally past each other, causing frequent earthquakes without creating or destroying crust.
- 4. Molten or semi-molten rock located beneath Earth's surface.
- 7. Vents or openings in the Earth's crust where molten rock, ash, and gases erupt to the surface.
