Across
- 2. under sea mountain range that form where two parts of earth's crust are.
- 5. on a map, a line that connects points of equal elevation above sea level.
- 7. mountains formed by the bending of rocks.
- 8. a boundary between two lithospheric plates are sliding past each other.
- 10. formed where two sections of earth's are colliding.
- 12. portion of earth's crust that lies beneath the oceans; it is thinner than continental crust.
Down
- 1. outermost layer of earth's surface, which is rocky and solid; it is less dense and contains a greater amount of lighter colored minerals than oceanic crust.
- 3. for where lithospheric plats are moving away from each other.
- 4. mountains formed when rocks move along faults, leaving block of crust at different elevations.
- 6. height above sea level.
- 9. map that shows the shape and elevation of the land surface contour lines, and shows other land features using symbols.
- 11. the process in which one lithospheric plate slides under another; occurs at converging plate bounderies.