Plate tectonics 1

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Across
  1. 2. undersea mountain range formed where two parts of the Earth’s crust are moving apart
  2. 6. process where one plate slides under another
  3. 8. a change to the structure of the Earth by tectonic activities
  4. 11. an explanation of a set of related observations or events based upon proven hypotheses and verified multiple times by groups of detached researchers; can be used to explain and predict natural phenomena
  5. 12. distinct sections of the lithosphere which make up the outermost layer of the Earth
  6. 13. theory that describes plate movement and how it affects Earth’s geologic features
  7. 14. study of the movement of large masses of rock, known as plates, on the Earth’s surface; includes folds, faults, and plate movement
  8. 15. two plates sliding past each other in opposite directions
Down
  1. 1. formation of new oceanic crust due to the up welling of magma at mid-ocean ridges
  2. 3. thinner part of Earth’s crust that lies underneath the ocean basins
  3. 4. two plates moving apart
  4. 5. two plates coming together
  5. 7. thicker part of Earth’s crust that forms the large land masses
  6. 9. large bowl shaped depression that holds ocean water; regions of crust below sea level
  7. 10. a region where two lithosphere plates meet