Tectonic Plates

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Across
  1. 1. evidence for the tectonic plate theory in the form of glacial land ice
  2. 3. where 90% of earthquakes happen
  3. 5. molten rock in the earth crust that erupts from volcanoes
  4. 7. the supercontinent that existed before they spread out to become 7
  5. 10. The results of tectonic plate movement that release molten rock
  6. 12. knowledge on which to base a belief
  7. 14. The big pieces that make up the crust of the earth
  8. 17. the plate is named after a hot chocolatey drink.
  9. 18. outer layer of the earth
  10. 19. elevated land in the earth's crust with steep sides
  11. 21. scientist that studies the solid-liquid and gaseous matter that make up the earth.
Down
  1. 2. violent shaking of the ground caused by tectonic plates rubbing against each other
  2. 4. the plate below the Eurasian plate and directly to the right of the south American plate
  3. 6. the man who came up with the continental drift theory
  4. 8. the tectonic plate made up of two continents
  5. 9. crash together with violent impact
  6. 11. natural disaster caused by earthquakes where large volumes of water are displaced
  7. 13. largest tectonic plate
  8. 15. movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  9. 16. evidence of tectonic plates in the form of the preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments
  10. 20. carefully thought out explanations for the things that happen in our world but can not be proven.