LESSONS 1,2,3 Crossword

the outter most layer of the earth
supercontinet that included all the landmasses
is a layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core.
the "pit" of the earth the innermost part
rigid outermost shell of earth
force applied to a certain area to cause stress
break in rocks that make crust
the theory of the continents drifting apart
massive weird shaped slab of solid rock
the part of the earth's atmosphere between the stratosphere and the thermosphere
earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle
a set of stress directed toward the center of a rock mass.
a stress which stretches rocks in two opposite directions
caused by compression
is a region of the Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet.
a process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earth's mantle rises
the puddy like layer
transfer heat from one place to another by mass motion of a fluid such as water, air or molten rock.
A change in the Earth's magnetic field
a wave of energy that is generated by an earthquake or other earth vibration
Plate Boundaries in continental and oceanic lithosphere
A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
places where plates slide sideways past each other