Plate Tectonics

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Across
  1. 2. The uppermost layer in the Earth.
  2. 3. Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
  3. 6. Two plates that slide past each other.
  4. 9. A process where mid-ocean ridges add new material to the ocean floor.
  5. 11. A theory that said the continents move.
  6. 12. A German Scientist that had the theory of Continental Drift
  7. 15. A device that uses sound waves to explore places far away.
  8. 16. Evidence Evidence used to support the theory of Continental Drift
  9. 17. A process where oceanic crust is pulled back into the mantle.
  10. 18. A opening where oceanic crust sinks back into the mantle.
  11. 19. A ridge in the ocean that releases molten rock from the mantle.
  12. 20. A land form that forms when two convergent boundaries hit each other.
Down
  1. 1. A famous volcano responsible for Pompeii.
  2. 4. A super continent formed 240 million years ago.
  3. 5. Two plates that move towards each other.
  4. 7. A layer in the Earth that has molten rock.
  5. 8. Two plates that move away from each other.
  6. 10. The crust in the ocean
  7. 13. A deep valley caused by diverging plates.
  8. 14. Cracks in the Earth that move caused by convection currents.