Across
- 2. the color of the hottest stars
- 5. one tectonic plate is pulled beneath another plate
- 8. large moving pieces of Earth
- 10. the planet with the most moons
- 12. proposed the idea called continental drift
- 13. the fault that runs though California
- 14. the force that holds galaxies together
- 16. tectonic plates collide
- 17. molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface
Down
- 1. the actual brightness of a star
- 3. one large landmass
- 4. the rigid solid layer of Earth made of rock
- 5. closest star to Earth
- 6. two plates move away from each other
- 7. the bending, tilting, and breaking of rock
- 9. a body composed of gas that emits light
- 11. tectonic plates move past one another in opposite directions
- 15. the birthplace of most stars