Plate Techtonics

4. Plate One of the minor tectonic plates.
5. America The country that fit with Europe during Pangaea.
7. Evidence of the Continental Drift Theory.
8. of Fire The Ring where 90% of the worlds earthquakes occur with over 450 volcanoes.
10. The molten layer of rock the plates lay on.
11. Caused by the moving of transform plates.
13. Wegener Came up with the theory of Continental Drift.
15. Tectonics A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust.
17. Plate One of the seven major tectonic plates.
18. Plate Boundaries Places where plates slide sideways past each other.
20. Plate Boundaries Where two or more lithospheric plates collide with each other.

1. The theory became solidified.
2. The cause of the movement of convergent plates.
3. Drift Theory At one time all of the continents formed one super-continent.
6. Plate Boundaries When two tectonic plates move away from each other.
9. Points Places where three plates meet.
12. Plate The largest major tectonic plate.
14. A super continent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
16. The country that fit with South America during Pangaea.
19. to Six inches How often the plates move per year.