Tectonic Plates

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Across
  1. 2. Tectonic plates moving into each other
  2. 4. The region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core, believed to consist of hot, dense silicate rocks (mainly peridotite).
  3. 8. The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  4. 9. Relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it.
  5. 11. Tectonic plates moving against each other
  6. 12. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  7. 13. Tectonic plates moving away from each other
Down
  1. 1. Exhibiting or relating to magnetism.
  2. 2. Forming or belonging to an continent
  3. 3. Relating to or produced by a volcano or volcanoes.
  4. 5. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  5. 6. Large tectonic plate covering the continents of Europe and Asia.
  6. 7. An opening in or near a volcano, through which hot sulphurous gases emerge.
  7. 10. An instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration.