Plate Tectonics Crossword

Plates are driven by the cooling of the Earth
The outermost layer of the Earth
An actively deforming region where two tectonic plates move toward one another and collide
When two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
A type of fault in which two tectonic plates slide past one another
A rupture in the crust, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape
The layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks that forms the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves
A series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water
The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
Lies between the crust and the core
A large landform that is through tectonic forces or volcanism
Large faults within the Earth's crust are also known as....
Movement of the Earth's continents
where one plate moves under another and is forced down into the mantle