Unit 3 Plate Tectonics

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Across
  1. 3. A break in the Earth's crust along which blocks of the crust slide relative to one another due to tectonic forces.
  2. 4. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
  3. 6. The type of stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object.
  4. 7. The central, spherical part of the Earth below the mantle.
  5. 8. The bending of rock layers due to stress in the Earth's crust.
Down
  1. 1. The thin, outermost layer of the Earth, or the uppermost part of the lithosphere.
  2. 2. The amount of force per unit area that is put on a given material.
  3. 5. The type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed.