Tectonic Plates Crossword

2. it is an outer layer around earth
5. until the middle of 1900, people believed that the continents were where they are since the earth was made
11. drift: earth continents move and where once joined together
12. is steep elevated caused convergent boundaries
14. Are two tectonic plates collide one plate will subduct or go under the other
16. It happens when two plates release stored energy along the fault
19. Is a large deep hole in the ground
20. Are two tectonic plates moving apart from rising magma
22. The believe that all the continents move together
23. Are two tectonic plates slide past each other

1. the scale to measure earthquakes
3. one tectonic plate dives beneath another and sinks into the Earth's mantle
4. is a old artefact that is buried underneath ground for years
6. unit used to determine core strength of the earthquake
7. the outer shell of the earth slowly move around
8. is a big study of how the earth plants move
9. a fracture in the Earth's crust where rock masses have shifted relative to each other
10. A long, narrow, and elevated surface that drops off on both sides
13. the instrument that records earthquake
15. These borders are highly active geological zones where the Earth's crustal plates interact
17. is the center of earth and is solid from pressure
18. Has an upper and lower layer around earth
21. when intense heat inside the Earth melts rock into magma