Tectonic Plates Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 5. a type of boundary where crust is formed
  2. 8. the point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  3. 10. a type of boundary where lithosphere is destroyed
  4. 12. the very outer layer of the earth
  5. 13. molten rock that has erupted onto earth's surface
  6. 14. layer beneath earth's crust
  7. 16. molten rock beneath the earth's surface
  8. 18. a place where extremely hot material from inside the earth erupts at the surface
  9. 20. a boundary where plates are moving apart from each other in opposite directions
  10. 21. a boundary where plates collide with each other
Down
  1. 1. a zone where earth's crust and mantle are being pulled apart
  2. 2. an isolated place away from plate boundaries where a lot of magma is collected
  3. 3. a type of crust that forms the continents
  4. 4. a section of the earth's crust that moves about on the earth's surface
  5. 6. a boundary where a section of earth's crust is sliding parallel to each other but in opposite directions
  6. 7. the centre of the earth
  7. 9. a huge wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake occuring in the seafloor
  8. 11. a type of crust that forms the ocean floor
  9. 13. name for the crust and upper mantle together
  10. 15. the rapid movement of the ground due to the movement of tectonic plates
  11. 17. the point below the ground where the earthquake starts
  12. 19. when one plate sinks below another plate during a collision