Plate Tectonics

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Across
  1. 3. what is melted Rock which stays under the earths surface called?
  2. 5. What are the slabs of rock which ride on convection currents called?
  3. 7. what is the theory that the continents are moving with 6 pieces of evidence supporting it?
  4. 9. what is the theory that new crust is formed at ridges in the ocean floor?
  5. 12. What plate boundary is the main cause of sea floor spreading?
  6. 13. what happens when an ocean plate and Continental plate converge?
  7. 14. what is the middle part of the mantle which also holds the convection currents called?
  8. 15. what is formed from magma getting stuck in the crust? this also erupts.
Down
  1. 1. Which plate boundary causes mountains to form?
  2. 2. what are the currents of which the plates themselves ride on?
  3. 4. What is formed when 2 continental plates collide into each other?
  4. 6. Which layer are the plates composed of?
  5. 8. what is a major sign subduction is happening and is found in the ocean?
  6. 10. what theory combines both theories of Sea floor spreading and continental drift, showing how the plates move and the different ways they do it?
  7. 11. what is melted rock which is on top of the earths surface called?