Across
- 5. the place where two plates meet
- 7. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- 12. moving toward the same place
- 13. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
- 14. something we observe to be similar over and over again
- 15. any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
Down
- 1. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
- 2. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- 3. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
- 4. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- 6. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
- 8. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
- 9. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
- 10. moving apart in different directions
- 11. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints