Across
- 2. the lithosphere is broken into 15 major plates that fit together like this
- 3. a stress that squeezes or shortens material
- 9. Earth is divided into ____, from its innermost core to its outermost surface
- 11. bending, tilting, and breaking of rock
- 14. _____ allows the asthenosphere to rise toward Earth's surface and melt
- 15. it is a rigid, solid layer made of rock
- 18. the amount of force per area put on a body
- 19. here, the rock is weak and it flows very slowly
- 20. large, moving pieces
- 21. the push against each other and buckle
- 22. thicker and older than oceanic lithosphere
Down
- 1. the denser plate sinks beneath the less dense plate
- 4. a type of plate boundary
- 5. a transform boundary that is located between the North American plate and the Pacific plate
- 6. the process of on plate sinking below another
- 7. made up of younger rock and is denser than continental lithosphere
- 8. causes a material to twist or become distorted
- 10. compression can also cause breaks in rock
- 12. a type of plate boundary
- 13. a type of plate boundary
- 16. a stress that lengthens a material or pulls it apart
- 17. melted rock