Plate Tectonics

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Across
  1. 3. zone a convergent boundary where one plate is sliding beneath another.
  2. 6. an opening in Earth’s crust from which lava, gas, and ash erupt.
  3. 8. boundary a boundary between plates that are moving away from each other.
  4. 9. the layer of Earth between the crust and the core.
  5. 10. tectonics the movement of plates that make up Earth’s surface.
  6. 11. zone an area in a convergent boundary where two continents are colliding.
  7. 12. a rigid section of Earth’s crust that moves very slowly.
  8. 13. the rocky outer layer of Earth.
Down
  1. 1. shaking and vibration of Earth’s surface.
  2. 2. a layer of the upper mantle in which rocks can deform like plastic.
  3. 4. boundary a boundary between plates that are moving toward each other.
  4. 5. boundary a boundary between plates that are sliding past one another.
  5. 7. the rigid upper layer of the Earth.