Plate Tectonics and Parts of the Earth

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Across
  1. 2. found out the movement of the continents
  2. 5. Similar glacial deposits and striations exist in South America and Africa.
  3. 10. Two plates grind past each other in opposite directions.
  4. 11. Discovered the missing link for Wegners Theory.
  5. 13. The innermost part of the Earth.
  6. 15. a line that marks the limits of an area/a dividing line.
  7. 16. The mountain ranges on the east coast of North America and northern Europe are made of the same type of rock which formed at the same time.
  8. 18. A region where two tectonic plates converge into each other.
  9. 19. Magma from the Earth's mantle rises to the crust and causes 2 plates to diverge from each other.
  10. 20. The coastline of the continents seem to fit together
Down
  1. 1. Is subdivided into tectonic plates.
  2. 3. derived from the Latin expression “entire earth.”
  3. 4. THe molten rock found in the mantle.
  4. 6. Greek word for rock or stone.
  5. 7. There are boundaries between them, as they shift, they interact with each other in these boundary areas.
  6. 8. Sits in the center of the Earth (the core) and spins in a liquid
  7. 9. Middle Region of the Earth.
  8. 12. Scientists use the size and development of bone to determine the period and lifespan of animals.
  9. 14. The motion or movement of the continents over the years.
  10. 17. Outermost Region of the Earth.