plate techonics

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Across
  1. 3. core
  2. 4. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  3. 6. make a marked change in the form, nature, or appearance of.
  4. 8. the planet on which we live; the world.
  5. 9. sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
Down
  1. 1. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  2. 2. “Crust” describes the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
  3. 5. mantle is a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust.
  4. 7. core arth's outer core is a fluid layer about 2,400 km thick and composed of mostly iron and nickel