Review Plate Tectonics

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Across
  1. 6. zone An area where one tectonic plate is forced under another plate into the mantle.
  2. 7. A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement in the Earth’s crust.
  3. 8. plate boundary A place where two plates move away from each other.
  4. 9. convection The slow movement of heat and rock in the mantle that helps move tectonic plates.
  5. 10. A way scientists make images of the inside of the Earth using data (kind of like a CT scan for the planet).
Down
  1. 1. plate boundary A place where two plates move toward each other, sometimes causing one to go under the other.
  2. 2. spots Areas deep in the Earth where heat rises and creates volcanoes, even away from plate boundaries.
  3. 3. plate boundary A place where two plates slide past each other.
  4. 4. An opening in the Earth’s surface where lava, gas, and ash come out.
  5. 5. plates Large pieces of Earth’s surface that move slowly over time.
  6. 6. The study of earthquakes and how energy moves through the Earth.