Across
- 4. a theory that all of the continents where once I connected
- 6. Huge piece of crust that slowly moves on the upper, ductile part of the mantle
- 8. a place where two tectonic plates move away from eachother
Down
- 1. A place where two tectonic plates move towards eachother and collide
- 2. Major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurrence along all types of plate boundaries
- 3. The process in which a denser plate is pushed downward beneath a less dense plate when plates converge
- 5. A place where two tectonic plates slide past each other
- 7. An extremely hot area of Earth’s mantle that causes the crust above it melt and creates volcanoes away from plate boundaries
