Theory of Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- seismology : the branch of science that deals with the study of earthquakes.
- tectonic plates : the large sections of the earth's lithosphere that move over time.
- pangea : the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
- intensity : the degree of shaking of earth at any given place.
- divergent boundary : the type of boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- seismograph : an instrument to detect the occurrence of earthquakes.
- seismologist : scientists who study earthquakes.
- seafloor spreading : the process where magma rises and creates new oceanic crust.
- alfred wegener : the scientist who proposed the continental drift theory.
- convergent theory : the type of boundary where two plates collide or push against each other.
