Plate Tectonics Crossword

1. Melted rock inside the mantle
3. Where all living things are found
6. Formed when 2 tectonic plates push into each other
8. When 2 tectonic plates move toward each other
11. The crust + the top part of the mantle
13. Hurricanes are ___caused by plate tectonics
14. Caused by the slipping of tectonic plates
16. The last name of the man who first came up with the idea of plate tectonics
17. Often formed when one plate is subducted under another

2. the fossils that were found that help prove the theory of plate tectonics
4. Word for the movement of chunks of the Earth's lithosphere
5. When one tectonic plate is tucked or pushed under another
6. The thickest layer of the Earth
7. Drift When continents move because of plate tectonics
9. When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
10. Has 2 parts and is responsible for the Earth's magnetic field
11. Melted rock that has erupted out of a volcano onto the crust
12. The mantle and core are very, very ___
15. The name for when all continents were once joined together millions of years ago