Unit 4 Vocab Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics

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Across
  1. 5. A fracture in the rocks of Earth's crust
  2. 6. Occurs along divergent plate boundaries, where new ocean floor is created as the Earth's tectonic plates spread apart
  3. 8. The movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
  4. 12. Type of rocks that have been changed by intense heat or pressure while forming
  5. 18. The theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over Earth's mantle
  6. 20. Type of rock formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface
Down
  1. 1. A series of processes that create and transform the types of rocks in Earth's crust
  2. 2. Occurs at mid ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge
  3. 3. A chain of islands that forms from volcanic activity along a subduction zone
  4. 4. The study of the Earth's magnetic field preserved in rocks
  5. 7. Occurs when 2 plates slide past each other horizontally
  6. 9. A geologic structure formed by layers or beds of rock being bent or folded
  7. 10. A boundary where 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
  8. 11. The solid, outer part of Earth
  9. 13. Consists of partially molten rock and lies beneath the lithosphere
  10. 14. A boundary where 2 or more tectonic plates collide
  11. 15. Type of rock that is formed when molten rock cools to a solid state
  12. 16. The deformation of a material from stress
  13. 17. The rising or settling of a portion of the Earth's lithosphere in order to maintain equilibrium
  14. 19. Changes in the shape or position of rocks