Earth's Structure & Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- tectonic plates : what earth is made of which are constantly moving along above the mantle
- mantle : the thick middle layer in the solid part of earth
- subduction : when one tectonic plate goes under another plate
- lithosphere : the rigid layer of earth that includes the crust and the uppermost mantle
- convection : process that causes tectonic plates to move
- geosphere : earths entire solid body
- magnetosphere : outer part of earths magnetic field
- core : the dense, metallic center of earth
- earthquakes : a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
- asthenosphere : a plastic, or flowing, layer within earths mantle
- transform : two tectonic plates sliding past each other
- mountains : two converging continental plates form this geological feature
- continental drift : this piece of evidence explains why palm tree fossils have been found in very cold regions of the earth
- convergent : tectonic plates that move towards each other
- landforms : rock formations, rivers, and lakes appear to match up on different
- crust : the brittle, rocky outer layer within earths mantle
- sphere : shape of earth, ball like shape
- volcanoes : these geological features form when one tectonic plate subduction under another plate
- divergent : tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
