Plate Tectonics Crossword

a super-continent that existed approximately 300 million years ago
the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
the layer of the rock between the Earth's crust and core
the central part of the Earth below the mantle
the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to there present locations
a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
the rising of regions of the Earths crust to higher elevations
the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth outermost layer move and change shape
stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
the bending of rock layers due to stress
the sinking of regions of the Earths crust to lower elevations
the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
the boundary formed by the collision of 2 lithospheric plates
the boundary between 2 tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally