Across
- 1. boundary where plates slide past each other
- 4. a feature that forms when earthquakes occur
- 5. states the oldest rock layer will be on the bottom and youngest on top.
- 10. the rising and sinking of cool and hot liquids and gasses
- 11. feature that forms during uplift when two plates collide
- 13. determining the age of rock by where they are located in relation to other layers
- 14. the wearing away of rock when the rock changes shape or size
- 15. thickest layer of Earth made up of molten rock
- 16. boundary where two plates meet
Down
- 2. zone which occurs when a denser oceanic plate sinks below a continental plate
- 3. boundary where two plates separate
- 6. determining the exact age of a rock by using radiometric dating using the decay of elements in rock
- 7. rock type that forms from sediments depositing, compacting and cementing
- 8. type of rock formed under heat and pressure
- 9. type of rock formed from cooling and hardening of magma
- 12. the wearing away of rock when the rock changes composition