Plate Tectonics

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Across
  1. 2. A geological feature where two tectonic plates move apart from each other
  2. 5. The theory that the plate tectonics on Earth’s surface always have and always will be moving
  3. 7. A piece of the lithosphere that moves around on the surface of the mantle
  4. 9. vibrations that travel through the Earth, carrying energy generated by events like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or explosions
  5. 10. When two plate boundaries converge and one moves underneath the other
Down
  1. 1. In deep ocean trenches, the lithosphere is pulled down into the mantle and recycled
  2. 3. A region around the Pacific Ocean where a majority of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes occur
  3. 4. A region in the mantle where hot magma rises to the surface, creating volcanoes
  4. 6. A geological feature where two or more lithospheric plates move towards each other and collide
  5. 8. A type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally