Plate Tectonics Crossword

Tectonic comes from the Greek word
Refer to the deformation of the earth's crust
The subdivision of the earth crust and lithosphere into a number of tectonically coherent block
Refer to the formation and migration of lithosperic plates
Early aquatic reptiles that found in the fossil from early Perman period
Holds the rigid outer shell
Is the liquefied part of the mantle or zone of partial melting
Is a phenomenon where in continental and oceanic crust have the ability to rise and sink
Split into two major continent groups
One block that can move down and other can move up, or vice versa
One block move over other block
Plate are colliding or bumping into one another
Plate are moving away from each other
It is the movement of the parts of the earth crust as a process of deformation
Tektonikos means
Pulling apart or stretches of an object from opposite direction
Sliding past result when faults slide each other
Was the Northern super continent containing North America and Eurasia except India
Plates slide past each other
Was the Southern super continent composed pf all the present day
Distinctive break in the rock along which movement of earth crust occur
It occurs when forces pushes an object from opposite direction
Descent of the old crust back down into the mantle into asthenosphere where is is remelted
Outer layer of earth which is above 4-25 miles thick
Lithosphere derived from Greek word
Thickest layer that reaches about half of the distance to the center of the earth
Inner part of the Earth
Apparent movement in the pole position over time
Occurred in a variety of growth forms
Caused by the lateral movement of block rocks