Plate Tectonics Quiz Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. This is when a denser crust dives below a less dense crust
  2. 6. New crust is formed at this type of plate boundary
  3. 7. This concept detects the magnetic reversals of Earth from rocks on the Ocean Floor
  4. 9. American Navy Captain who discovered Sea-Floor Spreading
  5. 10. A deep ocean ______ forms at a convergent boundary where subduction is occurring
  6. 12. The fossil of this ancient reptile was strong evidence to support Continental Drift
  7. 14. This is the name of the most recent supercontinent on Earth
  8. 15. Coal forms in these (starts with an S)
  9. 16. These happen at all types of plate boundary
Down
  1. 1. This type of melting occurs during the subduction process
  2. 2. The strongest earthquakes are associated with this type of plate boundary
  3. 3. This forms underneath the ocean at a divergent boundary
  4. 4. Sea-Floor spreading is an example of this type of plate boundary
  5. 8. Evidence of these frozen phenomena has been found in central South America and Africa
  6. 11. These mountains are an example of continental-continental convergence
  7. 13. Alfred _______ is the scientist who came up with the hypothesis of Continental Drift