Plates & Layers

1. The _____ plate and the South American plate created the Andes Mountains
3. The plate boundary where two plates are moving apart.
5. Earthquakes are common in California because of the ______ plate boundary between the Pacific and North American plates.
7. The Indian plate and Eurasian plate converged millions of years ago forming the _______ mountains.
11. The Earth layer just below the crust
13. People who live along the ____ __ ____ have to deal with the threat of volcanoes and earthquakes.
14. The _____ Mountains were formed when the Nazca plate and South American plate converged
16. The plate boundary where two plates are moving together
18. The thin outer layer of Earth
20. North America is located on the _____America plate.

2. The ______ plate is where the continent of Africa is located.
4. The continents of Europe and Asia sit atop the _______ plate.
6. The Pacific Ocean sits on top of the ______ plate.
8. A ________ range is often formed when two continental plates converge
9. A mid-____-ridge is usually formed when two oceanic plates diverge
10. The liquid layer below the mantle
12. The super-deep part of the ocean where two plates are converging
15. The solid center of the Earth
17. Converging ocean plates often create an _____ arc such as the Aleutians.
19. The _____ American plate is where the continent of South America is located.