The Plates of the Earth

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Across
  1. 2. Tectonic plates move a few inches during this length of time.
  2. 4. The Earth's outermost layer, compared to the skin of an apple.
  3. 7. Where tectonic plates meet.
  4. 8. These types of plates cover the Earth's surface.
  5. 9. The hot, thick layer beneath the Earth's crust.
Down
  1. 1. This person studies the Earth's crust to understand more about our planet.
  2. 3. Tectonic plates fit together like this kind of game.
  3. 4. Type of plate that carries the land and continents.
  4. 5. Type of plate found beneath the oceans.
  5. 6. What two tectonic plates do after they finally become unstuck.
  6. 10. Shaking caused when plates slip past each other.