Tectonic Plates By: Jessica Dao

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Across
  1. 4. the continental crust of Africa and surrounding oceanic crust
  2. 5. including the continental crust of India and Australia and the surrounding oceanic crust
  3. 7. Occurs when one plate is denser than another and is forced below as the two plates converge at their boundary
  4. 9. occur when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plate as they converge
  5. 10. a frequent occurrence at transform boundaries
Down
  1. 1. including the continental crust of Greenland, North America, Siberia, and the surrounding oceanic crust
  2. 2. most of landmasses of Europe and Asia
  3. 3. occurs when continental plates of equal density converge
  4. 6. including the continental crust of South America and oceanic crust
  5. 8. lies beneath the Pacific Ocean